Table 5.
Observed biomarker values for caregiver and non-caregiver participants
| Biomarker | Caregiver (n=21) | Non-Caregiver (n=20) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TP1 Mean (SD) Min–max |
TP2 Mean (SD) Min–max |
TP3 Mean (SD) Min–max |
TP1 Mean (SD) Min–max |
TP2 Mean (SD) Min–max |
TP3 Mean (SD) Min–max |
|
| Serum cortisol (mcg/dL) | 10.1 (2.6) | 8.7 (2.3) | c 8.8 (2.1) | 9.7 (3.4) | 11.2 (3.7) | 11.3 (4.4) |
| 5.3–15.9 | 5.1–13.8 | 6.3–13.2 | 4.7–18.1 | 3.7–18.8 | 4–23.1 | |
| AM Salivary Cortisol (ng/dL) | 274.6 (159.6) | c 309.0 (137.0) | 289 (152.3) | 356.2 (178) | d 261.5 (155.9) | d 324.6 (121.5) |
| 109–670 | 115–595 | 59–635 | 84–760 | 59–608 | 124–530 | |
| Epinephrine (pg/mL) | a 36.2 (15) | a 27.9 (27.5) | b 38.1 (15.6) | a 25.7 (23.3) | a 30 (27.9) | b 32.9 (34.1) |
| 19.6–71.2 | 0.3–96.8 | 16.8–66 | 4.6–87.2 | 0.3–84.6 | 0.7–126.5 | |
| Norepinephrine (pg/mL) | a 182.5 (105.1) | a 133.4 (80.3) | b 143.8 (67.2) | a 168 (80.5) | a 146.9 (64.4) | b 153.4 (73.2) |
| 57–372.8 | 31.6–286.3 | 68.2–259.7 | 92.4–351.8 | 78–323 | 68.2–291.8 | |
| CAT turnover rate (pg/mL) | a 3512 (852.5) | a 4008.9 (1492.6) | b 3465.1 (660.4) | a 3934.2 (1353) | a 4045.6 (1304.2) | b 4178.6 (1597.4) |
| 2278.4–5062.8 | 2535.2–8149.8 | 2530.3–4651.2 | 2425.7–7805.1 | 2969.4–7795.3 | 2814.2–8278.4 | |
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | c 0.9 (0.9) | 0.7 (0.4) | c 0.9 (0.7) | 0.6 (0.4) | d 0.8 (0.5) | d 0.8 (0.4) |
| 0.02–4.1 | 0.1–1.4 | 0.04–3.2 | 0–1.6 | 0.1–2.1 | 0.2–1.6 | |
| TNF-a (pg/mL) | c 1.0 (1.0) | 0.6 (0.5) | c 0.7 (0.5) | 0.8 (0.6) | 0.6 (0.4) | 1 (0.9) |
| 0.3–4.3 | 0.1–2.5 | 0.2–2.7 | 0.2–2.9 | 0.2–1.5 | 0.2–4.1 | |
Note.
a
n=12.
b
n=13.
c
n=20.
d
n=19
M, mean; SD, standard deviation; CAT, Catecholamine; IL-6, Interleukin-6; TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α.