Table 5.

Comparisons on allostatic load index scores in relation to job strain, everyday discrimination, and chronic diseases.

	Job strain		Everyday discrimination		Chronic diseases
	High (n = 9)	Low (n = 34)	High (n = 25)	Low (n = 23)	Yes (n = 38)	No (n = 11)
ALI-Clinical
M ± SD	2.89 ± 1.27	2.12 ± 1.27	2.56 ± 1.36	2.13 ± 1.10	2.50 ± 1.27	1.64 ± 1.12
t	1.62		1.20		2.04
P	0.114		0.237		0.047
Cohen’s d	0.61		0.35		0.69
ALI-Quartile
M ± SD	3.11 ± 1.27	1.88 ± 1.45	2.56 ± 1.71	1.65 ± 1.19	2.39 ± 1.53	1.09 ± 1.04
t	2.31		2.12		2.64
P	0.026		0.040		0.011
Cohen’s d	0.87		0.61		0.90