Table 3 Multivariable linear regression model, examining anxiety symptoms and its links with cortisol response to Trier Social Stress Test, while controlling for possible confounders.

From: Cortisol response to psychosocial stress, mental distress, fatigue and quality of life in coronary artery disease patients

Predictors

Public speech (n = 94) Cortisol response (Δnmol/l)

β

p

Anxiety symptoms, HADS-A

 − 0.224

0.035

Sex

 − 0.025

0.814

Age

 − 0.092

0.367

Education

0.135

0.208

New York Heart Association functional class

 − 0.125

0.224

Beta-blockers

0.155

0.144

Baseline cortisol measures

 − 0.113

0.266

F (df, df)

2.10 (7, 85)

P value

0.053

R2

0.147

R2Adjusted

0.077

  1. *Significant correlations (p value < .05) in bold. HADS-A, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
Back to article page