Table 1. Socio-demographic, lifestyle and hair-characteristic variables from the general sample and their relation to Hair Cortisol Concentrations (HCC) expressed in pg/mg.
| Variable | Descriptive | HCC (pg/mg) M (SD) |
df | Statistics | p value | Effect size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 37.98 (15.66) | r = -186 | .001* | .03 | |||
| Sex | Male | 270 (51%) | 122.06 (108.02) | 527 | t = -.43 | .66 | - |
| Female | 259 (49%) | 134.01 (114.94) | |||||
| Education | Primary school | 109 (20.6%) | 114.12 (121.67) | 3,525 | F = 3.38 | .01* | .19 |
| Secondary school | 58 (11%) | 124.99 (93.33) | |||||
| Vocational education | 78 (14.7%) | 131.46 (125.83) | |||||
| Higher education | 284 (53.7%) | 132.82 (106.54) | |||||
| Employment status | Student | 141 (26.7%) | 123.88 (110.38) | 3,525 | F = 13.45 | .001* | .07 |
| Employed | 264 (49.9%) | 137.16 (104.55) | |||||
| Unemployed | 77 (14.6%) | 130.15 (123.7) | |||||
| Retired | 46 (8.7%) | 85.32 (125.27) | |||||
| Civil status | Partner | 243 (45.9%) | 125.59 (103.95) | 527 | t = -.47 | .75 | - |
| Single | 286 (54.1%) | 129.88 (117.71) | |||||
| Use of drugs | Yes | 38 (7.2%) | 97.12 (64.78) | 527 | t = 1.02 | .18 | - |
| No | 491 (92.8%) | 139.61 (139.85) | |||||
| Use of contraceptives | Yes | 48 (18.4%) | 175.79 (159.96) | 258 | t = -2.06 | .004* | .45 |
| No | 212 (81.5%) | 126.85 (99.59) | |||||
| Dependent children | Yes | 183 (34.6%) | 146.66 (165.52) | 527 | t = -.55 | .57 | - |
| No | 346 (65.4%) | 129.64 (117.18) | |||||
| Hair | Natural | 446 (84.3%) | 140.78 (143.84) | 527 | t = 2.20 | .04* | .23 |
| Dyed | 83 (15.7%) | 107.126 (76.95) | |||||
| Regular Physical Exercise | Yes | 243 (45.9%) | 137.84 (117.11) | 527 | t = -2.54 | .01* | .11 |
| No | 286 (54.1%) | 119.47 (106.01) |
Note.
*Significant at the p < .05 level.