Table 2.
Pearson’s correlation coefficients between each measure of stress and cardiometabolic CV risk factor, Yale Stress Center cohort 2007–12, N=528. Bolded numbers denote significant correlations (p<0.05).
| CALE | CS | PSS | COMP | SBP | DBP | BMI | HOMA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALE | 1.00 | |||||||
| CS | 0.439 | 1.00 | ||||||
| PSS | 0.267 | 0.417 | 1.00 | |||||
| COMP | 0.740 | 0.815 | 0.740 | 1.00 | ||||
| SBP | 0.164 | 0.019 | 0.001 | 0.054 | 1.00 | |||
| DBP | 0.173 | 0.034 | −0.023 | 0.034 | 0.789 | 1.00 | ||
| BMI | 0.237 | 0.195 | 0.079 | 0.219 | 0.329 | 0.338 | 1.00 | |
| HOMA | 0.127 | 0.119 | 0.084 | 0.144 | 0.234 | 0.220 | 0.501 | 1.00 |
Abbreviations: CALE = cumulative adverse life events scale; CS = chronic stress scale; PSS = perceived stress scale; Comp = composite stress scale; SBP = systolic blood pressure; DBP = diastolic blood pressure; BMI = body mass index; HOMA = homeostasis model assessment