Table 4 |
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Association between psychosocial scales and cortisol levels |
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Scale |
Component |
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Saliva |
Post-stress |
Post-stress difference |
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β |
95% CI |
β |
95% CI |
β |
95% CI |
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Sleep |
-0.003 |
-0.006, 0.001 |
0.009 |
-0.011, 0.028 |
0.005 |
-0.011, 0.021 |
|
GHQ |
-0.004 |
-0.010, 0.002 |
0.052a |
0.021a, 0.083a |
0.008 |
-0.017, 0.034 |
|
Somatic symptoms |
0.023 |
-0.002, 0.048 |
-0.097 |
-0.231, 0.037 |
0.086 |
-0.022, 0.193 |
|
Illness behaviour |
0.004 |
-0.002, 0.010 |
-0.011 |
-0.040, 0.019 |
-0.026 |
-0.050, -0.002 |
|
Health anxiety |
-0.000 |
-0.003, 0.003 |
0.012 |
-0.003, 0.027 |
0.013 |
0.000, 0.025 |
|
Recent life events |
0.001 |
-0.014, 0.016 |
0.040 |
-0.039, 0.119 |
0.024 |
-0.042, 0.090 |
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Analyses have been adjusted for age and gender. aStatistically significant results. CI, confidence interval; GHQ, General Health Questionnaire. |
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McBeth et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2005 7:R992 doi:10.1186/ar1772 |
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