TABLE 3.

Correlations Among fMRI BOLD Activation Values, Stroop Task Performance, Task Stress Ratings, and the Task-Induced Change (Δ) in SBP and DBP

Variables and Regions	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. ΔSBP
2. ΔDBP	0.60*
3. Task performance (% accuracy)	0.37†	0.26
4. Task stress rating (0–3 scale)	−0.07	−0.12	−0.06
5. Insula	0.64*	0.48*	0.40*	−0.12
6. Perigenual cingulate cortex	0.62*	0.44*	0.27	−0.01	0.65*
7. Posterior cingulate/precuneus	0.59*	0.33†	0.12	−0.03	0.50*	0.55*
8. Right prefrontal cortex	0.51*	0.26	0.10	−0.17	0.37†	0.06	0.28
9. Left prefrontal cortex	0.49*	0.15	0.13	−0.26	0.39*	0.36†	0.52*	0.37†
10. Left cerebellum	0.52*	0.22	0.08	−0.10	0.59*	0.55*	0.36†	0.38*	0.35†

Voxel coordinates for numbered brain regions (5 to 10) are provided in Table 2.

^*P<0.01;

^†P<0.05.