Table 1.
Characteristics of participants. Mean (standard deviation) or N (percent) and range.
| Mean/N | Standard deviation/percent | Range | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | |||
| Men | 249 | 53.4% | |
| Women | 217 | 46.6% | |
| Age (average) | 63.0 | 5.72 | 54–76 |
| Male | 62.1 | 5.80 | |
| Female | 64.0 | 5.41 | |
| Grade of employment | |||
| Higher | 181 | 38.8% | |
| Intermediate | 178 | 38.2% | |
| Lower | 107 | 23.0% | |
| Current paid employment | 173 | 37.1% | |
| Current smoker | 23 | 4.9% | |
| Body mass index | 25.63 | 3.73 | 15.0–41.8 |
| Time of testing | |||
| Morning | 184 | 39.5% | |
| Afternoon | 282 | 60.5% | |
| Laboratory cortisol baseline (nmol/L, log transformed) | 1.92 | 0.46 | 0.36–3.70 |
| Laboratory cortisol AUCi (log transformed) | 5.95 | 0.64 | 3.17–8.05 |
| Day cortisol AUC (log transformed) | 4.69 | 0.38 | 2.91–6.07 |
| Cortisol awakening response (nmol/L) | 8.83 | 10.03 | −22.22 to 50.70 |
| Cortisol slope over day (nmol/L/hr) | 1.06 | 0.91 | −3.44 to 6.34 |
| High financial strain | 190 | 40.9% | |
| CESD depression | 6.51 | 6.26 | 0–36 |
| Affect balance over the day | 2.07 | 1.27 | −2.50 to 4.00 |
CAR calculation excludes 53 participants with 15 minutes or more delay between waking and taking the first cortisol sample.