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. 2015 Nov 4;41(6):1447–1456. doi: 10.1038/npp.2015.309

Table 4. Regression Models for the Relationships Between Suicidal Behavior and Each of Baseline or Pre-Task Cortisol Levels and Cortisol Reactivity With and Without Controlling for Demographics and Hour of the Day When the TSST was Conducted.

  Unstanda β 95% CI t p Unstanda β 95% CI t p
Baseline or pre-task cortisolb
SA −0.45 −0.74, −0.17 −3.11 0.002 −0.42 −0.82, −0.01 −2.02 0.046
SRB −0.07 −0.39, 0.26 −0.40 0.69 −0.27 −0.66, 0.13 −1.33 0.19
NS −0.16 −0.36, 0.04 −1.60 0.11 −0.22 −0.51, 0.08 −1.46 0.15
Age         0.004 −0.01, 0.02 0.55 0.58
Sex, femalec         −0.17 −0.33, −0.01 −2.04 0.04
Race, Caucasianc         0.14 −0.04, 0.31 1.53 0.13
Ethnicity, Hispanicc         0.21 −0.12, 0.54 1.27 0.21
Site, Pittsburghc         −0.06 −0.30, 0.18 −0.46 0.65
SESd         0.003 −0.0003, 0.01 1.79 0.08
Time of day         −2.24 −3.72, −0.76 −2.99 0.003
                 
Cortisol reactivitye
SA −1.00 −14.89, 12.88 −0.15 0.89 −1.74 −13.78, 10.30 −0.29 0.78
SRB −15.41 −32.42, 1.59 −1.79 0.08 −7.95 −24.65, 8.74 −0.94 0.35
NS −0.29 −7.83, 7.25 −0.08 0.94 0.27 −9.07, 9.60 0.06 0.96
Age         −0.44 −1.19, 0.31 −1.16 0.25
Sex, femalec         −5.57 −12.13, 0.98 −1.68 0.10
Race, Caucasianc         1.06 −6.32, 8.44 0.28 0.78
Ethnicity, Hispanicc         3.63 −9.11, 16.38 0.56 0.57
Site, Pittsburghc         0.03 −9.47, 9.53 0.01 >0.99
SESd         −0.08 −0.24, 0.09 −0.92 0.36
Time of day         50.66 −15.53, 116.84 1.51 0.13
a

Unstandardized coefficients.

b

Baseline or pre-task cortisol=ln(Cort−10).

c

Compared with reference categories males, non-Caucasians, non-Hispanic and NY.

d

SES, socio-economic status.

e

Cortisol reactivity=AUCI. Bold values indicate p<0.05.