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Table 4 Biological stress parameters in the total sample and stratified for two groups of low vs. high stress reactivity +

From: Self-perceived stress reactivity is an indicator of psychosocial impairment at the workplace

Characteristic

Total

(n = 174)

Group with low

stress reactivity

(n = 88)

Group with high

stress reactivity

(n = 86)

P value

   Allostatic Load Index

3.19 (2.19)

3.32 (2.2)

3.05 (2.1)

.484 a

Cardiovascular indicators

   Blood pressure (diast.)

88.74 (9,6)

88.67 (9.8)

88.80 (9.4)

.928 c

   Blood pressure (systol.)

134.41 (14.2)

134.52 (13.9)

134,30 (14.6)

.919 c

   Hypertonus (>90/>140) [n (%)]

33 (19.0%)

18 (20.5%)

15 (17.4%)

.377 b

   Heart rate

76.55 (8.2)

76.95 (7.8)

76.15 (8.6)

.528 c

   Heart rate/night

63.77 (8.3)

63.66 (7.7)

63.89 (9.0)

855 c

Metabolic indicators

   Total cholesterin

208.21 (34.1)

211.78 (33.0)

204.51 (34.9)

.164 c

   HDL

45.71 (9.5)

45.59 (9.5)

45.83 (9.5)

.865 c

   LDL

139.15 (29.1)

141.74 (29.4)

136.48 (28.65)

.238 c

Endocrine indicators

Cortisol

    

   Area under the curve morning

17.75 (6.1)

17.95 (6.23)

17.51 (5.9)

.746 c

   Area under the curve daytime

64.34 (24.4)

64.61 (23.7)

64.03 (25.3)

.855 c

   Increase morning cortisol

5.90 (6.0)

5.61 (5.9)

6.24 (6.1)

.358 c

   Increase daytime cortisol

-9,49 (37.9)

-6.30 (33.8)

-13.15 (42.1)

.855 c

   Daytime slope cortisol

- 0.58 (0.3)

- 0.56 (0.3)

- 0.59 (0.4)

.568 c

Amylase

    

   Area under the curve morning

44.15 (51.8)

47.93 (66.1)

40.22 (30.5)

.746 c

   Area under the curve daytime

1155.98 (816.6)

1187.75 (894.0)

1124.61 (736.5)

.855 c

   Increase morning amylase

-12.21 (56.8)

-8.62 (71.6)

-15.94 (35.6)

.358 c

   Increase daytime amylase

-78.21 (529.7)

-84.45 (569.6)

-72.05 (490.5)

.222 c

   Daytime slope amylase

0.13 (0.2)

0.11 (0.2)

0.15 (0.231)

.222 c

Inflammatory indicators

   Fibrinogen

331.84 (62.0)

334.06 (69.7)

329.55 (53.26)

.636 c

   CRP

0.20 (0.23)

0.19 (0.2)

0.21 (0.3)

.961a

   Creatinin

1.02 (0.11)

1.03 (0.1)

1.01 (0.1)

.551 a

  1. + = mean (SD), unless otherwise stated.
  2. a = Mann Whitney U-test
  3. b = Chi2 test
  4. c = t-test