|
Variable
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Total (n = 205)
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Men (n = 102)
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Women (n = 103)
|
pd
|
|---|
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Age, mean (SD), years
|
23.0 (2.6)
|
23.4 (2.5)
|
22.7 (2.6)
|
0.053
|
|
Education, n
|
|
High school graduation
|
9
|
3
|
6
|
0.105
|
|
College education (some)
|
141
|
78
|
63
|
|
College graduation
|
46
|
19
|
27
|
|
Graduate school education (some)
|
6
|
2
|
4
|
|
Graduate school graduation
|
3
|
0
|
3
|
|
HCC, median (IQR), pg/μg
|
5578.2 (6093.8)
|
5256.3 (5985.3)
|
5787.8 (5963.7)
|
0.286
|
|
Stress-related psychological measures
|
|
K-SRRSa, median (IQR)
|
316.5 (420.5)
|
298.5 (412.8)
|
333.5 (403.0)
|
0.371
|
|
PSSb, mean (SD)
|
25.6 (5.7)
|
25.1 (5.6)
|
26.0 (5.8)
|
0.243
|
|
BDIc, median (IQR)
|
3.0 (7.0)
|
3.0 (7.0)
|
4.0 (6.8)
|
0.098
|
|
SAIb, mean (SD)
|
36.6 (9.1)
|
36.9 (9.4)
|
36.3 (8.8)
|
0.654
|
|
TAIb, mean (SD)
|
41.0 (7.3)
|
41.1 (7.7)
|
40.9 (7.0)
|
0.824
|
|
DERSb, mean (SD)
|
73.3 (18.0)
|
72.6 (16.9)
|
73.9 (19.0)
|
0.623
|
- aK-SRRS data were available for 100 men and 102 women
- bPSS, SAI, TAI, and DERS data were available for 101 men and all women
- cBDI data were available for all men and 102 women
- dp-value was calculated by comparing sexes using independent t-test for age, PSS, SAI, TAI, and DERS, Mann–Whitney U test for HCC, K-SRRS, and BDI, and Chi-square test for level of education
- BDI Beck Depression Inventory, DERS Difficulty in Emotion Regulation Scale, HCC hair cortisol concentration, IQR interquartile range, K-SRRS Korean version of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, PSS Perceived Stress Scale, SAI State Anxiety Inventory, SD standard deviation, TAI Trait Anxiety Inventory
