Table 6.
Baseline correlations (rs) between biomarkers of stress and inflammation and perceived stress and burden in caregivers.
| Outcome | Burden | Stress | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||
| CG n=21 |
CG n=21 |
Non-CG n=20 |
|
| Physiological Markers | |||
| Serum Cortisol | −0.223 | −0.095 | 0.205 |
| AM Salivary Cortisol | 0.194 | 0.194 | 0.130 |
| Epinephrine | 0.028 | −0.654* | 0.442 |
| Norepinephrine | 0.049 | −0.258 | −0.035 |
| CAT-Turnover | −0.385 | −0.449 | −0.414 |
| Inflammation markers | |||
| IL-6 | 0.196 | 0.196 | −0.337 |
| TNF-α | 0.155 | 0.115 | −0.156 |
Note. Epinephrine/Norepinephrine analysis included 13 matched caregiver/control dyads. CG, Caregiver; AM, Morning; CAT, Catecholamine; IL-6, Interleukin-6; TNF-α, Tumor Necrosis Factor-α.
*
p<0.05;
**
p<0.01.