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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin J Pain. 2017 Sep;33(9):820–826. doi: 10.1097/AJP.0000000000000462

Table 3.

Bivariate correlations between cortisol variables and pain ratings during the cold pressor task collapsed across ethnic group (N = 91).

Cortisol Variable
Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Cortisol Reactivity
Pain Intensity −0.26* −0.32* 0.04 0.30*
Pain Unpleasantness −0.35* −0.41** −0.10 0.23*
*

P< 0.05;

**

P< 0.001

Note: Time 1 = baseline cortisol concentrations; Time 2 = cortisol concentrations obtained prior to the cold pressor task; Time 3 = cortisol concentrations obtained 20-min after the cold pressor task; Cortisol Reactivity = cortisol concentrations at Time 3 minus cortisol concentrations at Time 2