Table 1.

Mean (± SD) variables of interest from our sample of women compared between stress and rest days (n = 26)

	Rest day		Stress day
	Baseline	Rest minus baseline	Baseline	Stress minus baseline	Change scores on stress vs. rest day
Negative affect	14.1 (±6.3)	−2.7 (±2.9)	12.7 (±2.7)	6.7 (±6.9)	F(1, 24) = 35.7, p < 0.0001
State anxiety	36.6 (±11.2)	−7.4 (±8.5)	35.2 (±6.9)	15.2 (±12.8)	F(1, 24) = 48.3, p < 0.0001
Systolic blood pressure	116.6 (±9.7)	4.7 (±7.9)	118.4 (±9.4)	31.2 (±13.4)	F(1, 24) = 71.4, p < 0.0001
Diastolic blood pressure	70.4 (±6.3)	3.0 (±4.2)	69.6 (±7.2)	24.3 (±8.7)	F(1, 24) = 122.4, p < 0.0001
Heart rate	66.0 (±11.7)	2.6 (±5.2)	64.4 (±9.9)	31.8 (±17.4)	F(1, 24) = 68.7, p < 0.0001
Cortisol	0.24 (±0.1)	% increase = −17.5 (±23.9)	0.22 (±0.17)	% increase = 85.0 (±159.4)	F(1, 23) = 9.15, p = 0.006