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Table 3.

Summary of Regression Analyses with Optimism and Physiological Stress Response

	SBP				DBP				HR				Cortisol
	Reactivity R ² = .041 p = .356		Recovery R ² = .062 p = .135		Reactivity R ² = .042 p = .345		Recovery R ² = .024 p = .674		Reactivity R ² = .074 p = .071		Recovery R ² = .060 p = .145		AUCg R ² = .580 p < .001
	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p	β	p
Age	0.050	.575	−0.006	.945	0.057	.534	−0.037	.687	−0.056	.527	0.004	.968	−0.001	.986
Sex	−0.029	.744	0.151	.087	0.014	.881	0.047	.608	−0.089	.301	0.091	.293	−0.079	.204
Smoking	0.015	.866	0.088	.321	−0.051	.559	0.042	.638	−0.116	.175	−0.147	.089	0.090	.156
Baseline	−0.016	.857	−0.158	.077	0.036	.701	0.074	.437	−0.216	.014	−0.151	.086	0.188	.002
Time of testing	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	0.694	<.001
Optimism	0.185	.037	0.118	.175	0.176	.047	0.109	.220	0.115	.180	0.038	.664	0.075	.225

Note. Bold text denotes statistically significant results. SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate.