Table 2.
Sample means (and standard deviations) of study measures by childhood trauma exposure (n=56).
| Variable | Total (n=56) |
Trauma (n=32) |
No Trauma (n=24) |
t-test | Cohen's d | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cognitive functioning (FACT-Cog) | 74.13 | (20.57) | 68.80 | (21.90) | 80.79 | (16.93) | p=0.03 | −0.60 |
| Insomnia (ISI) | 13.70 | (3.83) | 13.72 | (3.93) | 13.67 | (3.77) | p=0.96 | 0.01 |
| Depression (CES-D) | 8.27 | (7.51) | 7.91 | (7.86) | 8.75 | (7.15) | p=0.68 | −0.11 |
| Anxiety (STAI) | 30.32 | (8.91) | 30.84 | (10.08) | 29.63 | (7.20) | p=0.62 | 0.14 |
| Log Cortisol T1 | −1.41 | (0.55) | −1.24 | (0.53) | −1.63 | (0.49) | p=0.01 | 0.75 |
| Log Cortisol T2 | −1.10 | (0.59) | −1.01 | (0.46) | −1.22 | (0.73) | p=0.26 | 0.34 |
| Log Cortisol T3 | −3.48 | (0.59) | −3.55 | (0.60) | −3.39 | (0.58) | p=0.33 | −0.28 |
| Slope (LogT1–T2) | 0.57 | (1.03) | 0.44 | (0.78) | 0.74 | (1.29) | p=0.35 | −0.28 |
| Slope (LogT2–T3) | −0.18 | (0.05) | −0.18 | (0.05) | −0.17 | (0.05) | p=0.25 | −0.33 |
| Slope (LogT1–T3) | −0.14 | (0.05) | −0.16 | (0.05) | −0.13 | (0.03) | p=0.02 | −0.68 |
| AUC (LogT1,T2,T3) | −32.11 | (6.78) | −32.38 | (7.04) | −31.77 | (6.62) | p=0.76 | −0.09 |
Abbreviations: THQ = Trauma History Questionnaire; FACT-Cog = Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Cognitive; ISI = Insomnia Severity Index; CESD-D = Center for Epidemiologic Studies – Depression; STAI = State-Trait Anxiety Inventory; T1 = waking cortisol before getting out of bed; T2 = 30 minutes after awakening; T3 = 9:00 pm; AUC = area under the curve.