Table 3 Matrix of Pearson correlation coefficients (n = 115).

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

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Strain

Support

DHEA

Cortisol

C/D ratio

Age

Employment

Job strain score

 

−0.094

0.068

−0.097

−0.175

−0.057

0.010

Social support score

  

−0.196*

−0.158

0.034

−0.271**

−0.058

AUCG1) of salivary DHEA

   

0.396***

−0.596***

−0.469***

0.216*

AUCG1) of salivary cortisol

    

0.491***

−0.086

0.167

AUCG1) of salivary C/D ratio

     

0.388***

−0.055

Age

      

0.102

Employment status (regular staff = 1)

       
  1. DHEA: dehydroepiandrosterone. C/D ratio: cortisol-to-DHEA molar ratio. *P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, ***P < 0.001.
  2. 1)Area under the curve with respect to ground (AUCG) was log-transformed for normality.
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