Table 1.
Means and standard deviations or percentage frequencies of demographics, psychometric, and endocrine measures in the different studies.
| Study 1: Men's health 40+ | Study 2: Men stress 40+ | Study 3: Fatherhood | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 271 | N = 121 | N = 384 | |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |||
| Age | 57.51 (10.74) | 52.69 (8.35) | 43.75 (10.72) |
| BMI | 25.37 (3.06) | 25.79 (3.86) | 25.28 (3.57) |
| Smoking (%) | 8.2 | 11.6 | 12.0 |
| Alcohol (%) | 79.6 | 80.2 | 85.9 |
| Education (%) | 88.1 ≥ higher secondary school | 62.0 ≥ university or applied sciences degree | 59.1 ≥ tertiary education |
| Income | 48.3% > CHF 100,000/year | 50.0% > CHF 117,000/year | CHF 7,565/month (an estimate of CHF 90,779/year) |
| BRIEF SYMPTOM INVENTORY (BSI) | |||
| BSI—Anxiety | 2.37 (2.67) | 4.43 (3.02) | 2.50 (2.59) |
| BSI—Depression | 1.63 (2.69) | 4.02 (3.59) | 2.21 (3.07) |
| BSI—Aggression | – | – | 2.12 (2.31) |
| BUSS PERRY AGGRESSION QUESTIONNAIRE (BPAQ) | |||
| BPAQ—Physical | 2.28 (0.41) | 2.28 (0.39) | – |
| BPAQ—Verbal | 2.37 (0.57) | 2.56 (0.64) | – |
| BPAQ – Anger | 2.21 (0.43) | 2.11 (0.38) | – |
| BPAQ – Hostility | 2.26 (0.46) | 2.35 (0.46) | – |
| POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE AFFECT SCHEDULE (PANAS) | |||
| PANAS—PA | – | 31.44 (6.47) | – |
| PANAS—NA | – | 21.55 (6.25) | – |
| SALIVARY ANALYTES | |||
| sT (pg/ml) | 67.37 (26.72) | 65.80 (26.95) | 56.20 (25.99) |
| sDHEA (pg/ml) | 256.25 (224.26) | 148.63 (154.27) | – |
| sE2 (pg/ml) | 1.32 (0.999) | 1.66 (0.91) | 1.52 (1.46) |
| sP (pg/ml) | 28.43 (18.79) | 39.20 (42.81) | – |
| sC (nmol/L) | 18.27 (8.16) | 7.87 (4.17) | 17.05 (8.95) |
| HAIR ANALYTES | |||
| hT (pg/mg) | 0.90 (0.76) | 5.01 (6.98) | – |
| hDHEA (pg/mg) | 1.07 (0.92) | 16.89 (12.71) | – |
| hP (pg/mg) | 1.86 (1.22) | 2.07 (2.39) | – |
| hCrtson (pg/mg) | 24.57 (16.39) | 31.58 (28.58) | – |
| hCrtsl (pg/mg) | 7.96 (6.32) | 21.94 (29.84) | – |
Table entries are means and, in parentheses, standard deviations, or percentage frequencies where noted. Absolut numbers vary slightly among different variables. T, Testosterone; C, Cortisol; DHEA, Dehydroepiandrosterone; P, Progesterone; E2, Estradiol; sC, salivary C; sT, salivary T; sDHEA, salivary DHEA; sP, salivary P; sE2, salivary E2; hT, hair T; hCrtsl, hair C; hDHEA, hair DHEA; hair P, hP; hair cortisone, hCrtson; BSI, Brief Symptom Inventory; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; BPAQ, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire.