Table 1.
Descriptive information for the full sample (N = 477) and HCC sample (N = 234)
| Full sample | HCC sample | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (s.d.) | Observed range | Mean (s.d.) | Observed range | Total possible range |
| Daily variables −49-Day Avg | |||||
| Avg. emotional eating | 0.34 (0.42) | 0–2.58 | 0.37 (0.47) | 0–2.48 | 0–4 |
| Avg. stress impact | 29.53 (27.37) | 0.92–253.02 | 15.08 (3.68) | 10.38–32.13 | 0–399 |
| Avg. stress frequency | 11.08 (7.53) | 0.67–56.11 | 11.81 (7.94) | 0.91–56.11 | 0–57 |
| Avg. negative affect | 15.26 (3.89) | 10.38–42.37 | 1.37 (0.47) | 1–3.48 | 0–80 |
| Non-daily variables | |||||
| Major life stress in last 12 months | 151.79 (217.53) | 0–668 | 130.46 (107.38) | 0–668 | 0–2246 |
| HCC (pg/mg) | – | – | 10.71 (18.86) | 1.82–191.20 | – |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.63 (5.38) | 17.06–58.12 | 24.63 (5.15) | 17.06–54.08 | – |
| Ethnicity/Race/Income | Percent (N) | Percent (N) | |||
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic or Latinx | 3.8% (18) | – | 2.6% (6) | – | – |
| Non-Hispanic or Latinx | 96.2% (460) | – | 97.4% (229) | – | – |
| Race | |||||
| White | 89.3% (427) | – | 91.1% (214) | – | – |
| Black or African American | 5.0% (24) | – | 3.4% (8) | – | – |
| Asian | 1.3% (6) | – | 0.4% (1) | – | – |
| More than one race | 4.4% (21) | – | 5.1% (12) | – | – |
| Parental income | |||||
| Under $20000 | 2.1% (10) | – | 2.1% (5) | – | – |
| $ 20 000-$ 40 000 | 3.6% (17) | – | 3.1% (7) | – | – |
| $ 40 000-$ 60 000 | 10.9% (52) | – | 11.1% (25) | – | – |
| $ 60 000-$ 100 000 | 27.8% (133) | – | 27.1% (61) | – | – |
| Over $ 100 000 | 52.3% (250) | – | 56.4% (127) | – | – |
Avg., average; BMI, body mass index averaged across the three measurements at the beginning, middle, and end of the 49-day collection period; HCC, hair cortisol concentration; stress impact, daily stress impact; stress frequency, daily stress frequency.
Note: Variables reported as 49-day averages represent the non-standardized means and standard deviations (s.d.) for each daily variable across the 49-day collection period.