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Table 1 TSST participant characteristics

From: Integrated microRNA and mRNA gene expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in response to acute psychosocial stress: a repeated-measures within-subject pilot study

Sample

Cortisol responders profiled by microarray

N

12

Age (years)

43.17 (19.34)

Cortisol response (in nmol/l)

13.60 (5.77)

BDI

2.36 (2.38)

BAI

3.75 (3.05)

TiCS-CSSS

10.33 (7.24)

CTQ

40.90 (14.62)

STAI-S

25.00 (5.82)

SLE

45.75 (11.08)

  1. All values are mean (± standard deviation). Higher sum scores indicate increased symptom severity
  2. BAI beck anxiety questionnaire, sum score, BDI beck depression questionnaire, sum score, TiCS-CSSS chronic stress screening scale of the trier inventory for the assessment of chronic stress, sum score, CTQ childhood trauma questionnaire, sum score, STAI state-trait anxiety questionnaire, SLE stressful life events (based on a structured interview)