TABLE 3.

Spearman correlations between pre–post variations (Δ%) in the CEP group of salivary hormones and anti-microbial proteins, mental well-being, functional fitness, and health status scores of older women after 14 weeks of intervention.

Delta percentage score#		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1. Cortisol
2. Testosterone	r	0.303
	p	0.092
3. State of Depression Scale	r	–0.151	–0.008
	p	0.410	0.965
4. Perceived Stress Scale	r	0.237	0.055	0.169
	p	0.191	0.764	0.355
5. Happiness Face Scale	r	–0.137	0.111	−0.356*	–0.069
	p	0.454	0.544	0.046	0.708
6. Satisfaction with Life Scale	r	–0.244	–0.107	–0.189	−0.347	–0.025
	p	0.179	0.561	0.300	0.050	0.891
7. Hand grip strength test	r	−0.483**	–0.205	0.338	0.006	0.078	0.165
	p	0.005	0.261	0.058	0.975	0.671	0.367
8. 4.6 meters gait speed test	r	0.177	0.022	–0.193	–0.014	–0.030	–0.095	−0.349*
	p	0.334	0.904	0.291	0.939	0.870	0.605	0.050
9. Tandem Stance Balance Test	r	−0.358*	–0.068	–0.123	–0.090	0.300	0.218	0.198	–0.051
	p	0.044	0.712	0.502	0.624	0.095	0.231	0.278	0.781
10. Lysozyme	r	0.219	0.042	−0.423*	–0.135	0.083	0.045	−0.390*	–0.043	–0.116
	p	0.229	0.821	0.016	0.460	0.652	0.805	0.027	0.816	0.528
11. Immunoglobulin-A	r	0.449*	–0.064	–0.219	0.243	–0.192	–0.190	–0.275	0.342	–0.027	–0.021
	p	0.010	0.730	0.228	0.181	0.292	0.297	0.127	0.050	0.883	0.907

**p < 0.01; *p < 0.05.

^#delta percentage scores = [post-value/pre-value]-1. Bold values represent statistically significant correlations.