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. 2023 Feb 17;3:1098822. doi: 10.3389/fepid.2023.1098822

Table 3.

Main effects on serum cortisol concentrations.

T0 S2 Meta-analysis
N β SE p FDR
PREDICTORS
 CTQ Summary Score 3,517 1,640 −0.052 0.012 7.25e−05
 CTQ Abuse 3,517 1,640 −0.140 0.046 0.003
 CTQ Neglect 3,517 1,640 −0.111 0.037 0.003
MEDIATORS
 Systolic BP 3,507 1,635 −0.002 0.004 0.509
 Hypertension 3,511 1,639 0.103 0.031 0.001
 WHtR 3,505 1,637 −0.087 0.016 8.95e−08
 Obesity 3,512 1,638 −0.180 0.029 5.66e−09
 Triglycerides 3,501 1,631 0.061 0.015 8.69e−05
 HDL-C 3,517 1,639 0.108 0.015 4.02e−12
 Depressive Symptoms 3,472 1,640 −0.051 0.013 2.56e−04
 Mental SHC 3,387 1,574 −0.028 0.014 0.044
 Somatic SHC 3,375 1,572 −0.059 0.014 8.69e−05
 Alcohol Consumption 3,483 1,530 0.089 0.015 1.23e−08
 Risky Alcohol Consumption 3,483 1,530 0.273 0.049 1.01e−07
 Pack Years 1,568 751 −0.066 0.022 0.003
 Ever-smoker 3,504 1,636 −0.108 0.028 2.06e−04

Models were adjusted for age (non-linear), sex, fasting time (non-linear), time of blood sampling (non-linear), glycated hemoglobin and white blood cell count.

T0, SHIP-TREND-0; S2, SHIP-START-2; FDR, false discovery rate to adjust for multiple testing.

CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; BP, blood pressure; WHtR, waist-height ratio; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SHC, Subjective Health Complaints.