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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Addict Behav. 2015 Jun 11;50:135–139. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2015.06.026

Table 2.

Pearson Correlations between Cortisol Concentrations and Subjective Response to Nicotine by Menstrual Phase in Women during Ad Libitum Smoking (n=116)

F Phase L Phase
Absolute Value Change Score* Absolute Value Change Score*
r p-value r p-value r p-value r p-value
Correlates with AM Cortisol Concentration
Positive Affect1 −0.07 0.51 0.18 0.07 0.00 0.97 0.14 0.16
Negative Affect1 0.04 0.73 −0.21 0.03 −0.02 0.86 −0.10 0.31
Withdrawal1 0.15 0.13 −0.30 <0.01 −0.08 0.38 0.00 0.97
Craving1 0.14 0.17 −0.15 0.13 0.00 0.98 −0.11 0.29
Stimulated2 0.00 0.97 0.09 0.34 0.08 0.46 0.02 0.83
Jittery2 0.18 0.08 −0.13 0.21 0.12 0.24 −0.02 0.86
Head Rush2 0.05 0.61 0.06 0.51 0.00 0.97 −0.26 0.01
Relaxed2 0.00 0.99 0.24 0.02 −0.19 0.06 0.15 0.14
Pleasant2 0.01 0.89 0.18 0.09 −0.24 0.02 0.13 0.21
Dizzy2 0.00 0.97 0.06 0.57 −0.03 0.80 −0.07 0.45
Alert2 −0.05 0.58 0.03 0.71 −0.03 0.76 0.06 0.53
Urge to Smoke2 0.19 0.07 −0.07 0.45 0.08 0.41 −0.21 0.04
Correlates with Diurnal Change in Cortisol Concentration**
Positive Affect1 0.09 0.35 0.01 0.90 0.00 0.93 −0.03 0.77
Negative Affect1 −0.08 0.42 0.29 <0.01 −0.02 0.83 0.02 0.83
Withdrawal1 −0.16 0.14 0.31 <0.01 0.08 0.39 −0.03 0.83
Craving1 −0.15 0.14 0.14 0.18 0.11 0.27 0.05 0.59
Stimulated2 0.06 0.58 −0.05 0.62 0.03 0.77 0.01 0.96
Jittery2 −0.15 0.15 0.15 0.16 0.01 0.89 0.01 0.92
Head Rush2 0.02 0.87 −0.14 0.17 0.17 0.10 0.09 0.41
Relaxed2 0.03 0.75 −0.17 0.10 0.19 0.06 −0.09 0.40
Pleasant2 0.11 0.29 −0.12 0.25 0.27 0.02 −0.09 0.39
Dizzy2 0.00 1.00 0.02 0.83 0.16 0.12 0.06 0.57
Alert2 0.11 0.32 0.03 0.75 0.12 0.25 −0.08 0.43
Urge to Smoke2 −0.28 <0.01 0.16 0.13 −0.03 0.74 0.16 0.10
1

Item from Subjective State Scale (al Absi et al, 2004; al Absi, Hatsukami & Davis, 2005)

2

Item from Visual Analog Scale (Jones, Garrett & Griffiths, 1999)

*

Calculated by subtracting the baseline value (e.g. 30 minutes prior to nicotine nasal spray administration) from the post nasal spray value (e.g. 5 minutes post nicotine nasal spray administration).

**

Calculated by subtracting waking value from nadir (8pm) value.