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Table 2. Bivariate Associations of Cortisol Indicators with Depression Outcomes and Demographic Factors.

	Diurnal Cortisol Area Under the Curve	Diurnal Cortisol Slope
Age	.21	.07
Gender (0 = Female, 1 = Male)	.30^*	-.24^†
Ethnicity/Race (0 = Caucasian, 1 = Ethnic/Racial Minority)	.05	.22
Marital Status (0 = Not Married, 1 = Married)	.10	-.11
Years of Education	-.13	.03
Antidepressant Usage (0 = No, 1 = Yes)	-.09	-.14
Hormone Replacement Therapy Usage (0 = No, 1 = Yes)	-.02	-.11
SF-12 Physical Health	-.29^*	.03
SF-12 Mental Health	.19	-.23
CES-D % Improvement	-.14	-.26^†
BDI-II % Improvement	-.05	-.08
HRSD % Improvement	-.24^†	-.06

p < .05,

^†

< .10.

SF-12 = Short Form – 12, CES-D = Center for Epidemiological Studies—Depression, BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory II, HRSD = Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression.