Table 1 General characteristics, job strain and social support scores and area under the curve with respect to ground (AUCG) of salivary dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), cortisol and cortisol-to-DHEA molar ratio (C/D ratio) (n = 115).

From: Psychological job strain, social support at work and daytime secretion of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) in healthy female employees: cross-sectional analyses

Variables

frequency (%)/mean (SD)

Age (years)

30.8 (8.5)

20–29

66 (57%)

30–39

26 (23%)

40–49

23 (20%)

Employment status

 Regular staff

85 (74%)

 Contract worker

30 (26%)

Current smoking

2 (2%)

Menstruation irregularity

25 (22%)

Ovulatory phase

12 (10%)

Health disorders

 Musculoskeletal symptoms

75 (65%)

 Dental and gum diseases

15 (13%)

 Other health problems

8 (7%)

Job strain score

0.52 (0.08)

Social support score

25.6 (3.4)

AUCG, log-transformed1)

 DHEA

0.24 (0.61)

 Cortisol

2.52 (0.59)

 C/D ratio

4.08 (0.65)

  1. SD: standard deviation.
  2. 1)AUCG was log-transformed for normality.
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