Table 3.

Mean differences and 95% confidence intervals in cortisol measured as area under the curve (nmol/L*minutes) associated with race/ethnicity and income-wealth index

	Racea				SESb
	Blacks		Hispanics		Income-wealth index
	Mean difference	95% Confidence Interval	Mean difference	95% Confidence Interval	Mean difference	95% Confidence Interval
Minimally adjusted modelc	−797.2	−1569.2, −25.1	−1261.2	−2074.0, −448.5	−208.0	−1198.7, 782.8
Model controlling for health behaviorsd	−668.4	−1503.8, 167.1	−1225.3	−2085.7, −364.8	−223.1	−1244.9, 798.6
Model controlling for psychosocial factorse	−688.2	−1461.5, 85.1	−1192.0	−2009.5, −374.5	−181.3	−1261.0, 898.5
Model controlling for both health behaviors and psychosocial factorsf	−548.9	−1384.0, 286.2	−1117.6	−1980.8, −254.4	−182.0	−1279.3, 915.3

^aReferent group for blacks and Hispanics is White

^bMean differences for income-wealth reflects 8 point change from 0 (lowest income-wealth category) to 8 (highest income-wealth category) on income-wealth scale.

^cMinimally adjusted model controls for race/ethnicity, income-wealth index, age, sex and wake-up time.

^dModel controlling for health behaviors includes smoking, body mass index and physical activity and all factors in minimally adjusted model.

^eModel controlling for psychosocial factors includes cynical hostility, depression, emotional support and chronic burden and all factors in minimally adjusted model.

^fIncludes covariates in minimally adjusted model, psychosocial factors and health behaviors.