Table 2.
Associations between hair cortisol concentration (HCC) and some of the background characteristics among the ambulance personnel.
| n | HCC, median pg/mg (IQR) | Log10-HCC, mean (SD) | r* | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 79 | − 0.134 | 0.240a | ||
| Sex | |||||
| Women | 28 | 23.5 (11.6–47.0) | 1.40 (0.41) | 0.719b | |
| Men | 51 | 19.0 (14.4–32.2) | 1.44 (0.42) | ||
| Hair bleaching | |||||
| Yes | 18 | 19.1 (14.3–34.6) | 1.40 (0.43) | 0.731b | |
| No | 58 | 24.9 (11.0–48.4) | 1.44 (0.42) | ||
| Corticosteroid treatment | |||||
| Yes | 15 | 19.2 (12.4–72.5) | 1.42 (0.40) | 0.728b | |
| No | 63 | 21.3 (13.9–34.9) | 1.46 (0.50) | ||
aPearson correlations.
bt-test.
IQR interquartile range.
*: The base-10 logarithm of the HCC was used in the analysis.