Table 2 Geometric mean values (GSE) of saliva cortisol in groups at different time points with p-values for the comparison with the low strain group and p-values for the comparison of the geometric mean change between different time points in the low strain group compared to the other groups. All women and men respectively.
Job strain | Geometric mean values (GSE) in job strain groups at the different time points with p-values for the comparison between the low strain group | P-values (< 0.10) indicating significant differences in mean change between different time points Ref = Low strain | ||||||
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Awakening | Half an hour after awakening | At lunchtime | Before going to bed | Awakening – half an hour later | Half an hour after awakening – at lunchtime | At lunchtime – before going to bed | ||
All women | High strain n = 105 | 14,13 (0,13) | 18,90 (0,13) P = 0,016 | 6,38 (0,13) | 2,81 (0,19) | P = 0,084 | ||
Active n = 110 | 14,00 (0,13) | 18,77 (0,12) P = 0,020 | 6,44 (0,13) | 2,82 (0,18) | ||||
Passive n = 69 | 14,45 (0,17) | 18,74 (0,15) P = 0,036 | 6,42 (0,16) | 2,98 (0,25) | ||||
Low strain n = 64 | 12,77 (0,17) | 15,80 (0,16) | 6,29 (0,16) | 2,84 (0,26) | ref | |||
All men | High strain n = 37 | 12,82 (0,27) | 17,36 (0,29) | 7,62 (0,33) | 3,21 (0,35) | |||
Active n = 66 | 13,78 (0,26) | 19,25 (0,19) | 6,54 (0,21) | 3,29 (0,31) | ||||
Passive n = 28 | 15,71 (0,27) | 18,03 (0,30) | 6,99 (0,29) | 3,07 (0,36) | ||||
Low strain n = 50 | 14,95 (0,20) | 18,11 (0,23) | 7,22 (0,22) | 2,78 (0,39) | ||||