Skip to main content

Table 4 Showing Pearson correlation coefficients calculated with pair-wise exclusion between SOC, BDI, BAI and SDQ-em and self-assessed and physiological health-related parameters in the non-clinical (N = 66) and clinical sample (N = 73).

From: Low Sense of Coherence (SOC) is a mirror of general anxiety and persistent depressive symptoms in adolescent girls - a cross-sectional study of a clinical and a non-clinical cohort

Non-clinical sample

Clinical sample

Parameter

N

Mean (SD)

SOC N = 55

BDI N = 66

BAI N = 66

SDQ-em N = 66

N

Mean (SD)

SOC N = 73

BDI N = 67

BAI N = 70

SDQ-em N = 73

SOC

55

137 (27)

    

73

96 (20.5)

97

   

Psychiatric symptoms 1

            

Depressive symptoms BDI

66

9.8 (8.4))

-0.86***

-

0.80***

0.73 ***

67

25.1(12.0)

-0.74***

-

0.67***

0.44***

Anxiety symptoms BAI

66

13.3 (9.7)

-0.78***

0.79***

-

0.73***

70

22.8(11.0)

-0.70***

0.67***

-

0.50***

Emotional problems SDQ-em

66

3.7 (2.4)

-0.73***

0.73***

0.73***

-

73

3.7 (2.3)

-0.53***

0.44***

0.50***

-

Hyperactivity SDQ-hy

66

3.7(2.6)

-0.62**

0.64**

0.66**

0.53**

73

3.7(2.5)

-0.52***

0.51***

0.51***

0.37**

Conduct problems SDQ-co

66

1.3(1.3)

-0.52**

0.58**

0.59**

0.53**

73

1.3(1.3)

-0.40*

0.42***

0.46***

0.21

Peer problems SDQ-pp

66

1.5(1.8)

-0.62**

0.53**

0.57**

0.38*

73

1.5 (1.8)

-0.33**

0.36**

0.17

0.21

Psychosomatic symptoms 1

            

Headache

66

2.5(0.9)

-0.42**

0.40**

0.50**

0.59**

70

3.1 (1.0)

-0.26*

0.26*

0.40**

0.37**

Backache

66

2.6 (1.0)

-0.54**

0.51**

0.54**

0.48**

70

3.1 (1.2)

-0.25*

0.19

0.27*

0.39**

Stomach problems

65

2.3 (0.8)

-0.39**

0.25*

0.33*

0.28*

70

3.5 (1.2)

-0.19

0.18

0.25*

0.23

Sleep problems

66

2.6 (1.0)

-0.45*

0.54**

0.61**

0.53**

70

2.6 (1.2)

-0.25*

0.51**

0.30*

0.11

Dizziness

66

1.9(0.9)

-0.26

0.32**

0.41**

0.09

70

2.0 (0.8)

-0.43**

0.34**

0.46**

0.31**

Self-perceived stress

            

In relation to total life situation

64

2.6 (0.6)

0.41**

-0.56**

-0.50**

-0.33*

67

2.0 (0.8)

0.19

-0.23

-0.06

-0.13

In relation to school work

66

1.6 (0.6)

0.51**'

-0.42**

-0.32**

-0.40**

70

1.4 (0.6)

0.17

-0.14

-0.08

-0.11

In relation to parent's situation

66

2.2 (0.6)

0.26

-0.34**

-0.24*

-0.18*

66

1.9 (0.8)

0.12

-0.18

-0.28*

-0.06

Sense of support/satisfaction 1

            

By teachers

66

1.6 (0.6)

0.55**

-0.47**

0.46**

-0.42**

70

2.0 (0.6)

0.55**

-0.37**

-0.39**

-0.22

By parents

66

1.2 (0.7)

0.43**

-0.38**

0.40**

-0.38**

70

1.4 (0.7)

0.21

-0.20

-0.22

-0.35**

Likes to be in school

66

1.7 (0.7)

0.48**

-0.47**

0.40**

-0.33*

66

2.3 (0.6)

0.11

-0.08

-0.12

0.03

Likes to be with friends

66

1.3 (0.5)

0.23

0.24

0.14

0.20

66

1.9 (0.7)

0.00

-0.01

0.10

0.13

Health behaviours 1

            

Physical activity

66

3.5(1.1)

0.11

-0.04

0.09

-0.07

70

3.0(1.3)

0.24*

-0.31*

-0.29*

-0.18

Skips breakfast

66

2.4(1,2)

-0.32*

0.22

0.29*

0.30*

70

3.0(1.3)

-0.24

0.30*

0.20

0.04

TV hours

62

4.7 (2.7)

-0.12

0.11

0.15

0.26*

69

4.3(2.9)

0.22

-0.17

-0.13

-0.16

Daily smoking

61

1.8 (1.3)

-0.34*

0.17

0.20

0.24*

69

2.1(1.3)

-0.18

0.04

0.20

0.08

Objective health parameters 2

            

Body Mass Index

66

22.2(3.6)

-0.08

0.04

0.04

0.02

67

21.3 (3,9)

-0.04

-0.01

-0.10

0.06

P-glucose

66

5.5 (0.7)

-0.07

0.17

-0.04

0.01

69

6.7 (2.2)

0.07

-0.04

0.10

-0.01

Saliva cortisol AUC-b

46

2.1 (0.3)

-0.32*

0.27

0.21

0.14

35

1.7 (0.7)

-0.30

0.18

0.04

0.22

Blood pressure systolic

65

111 (9.7)

0.03

0.17

0.14

0.00

69

109 (16.6)

-0.15

0.01

-0.01

0.20

Blood pressure diastolic

65

67 (7.5)

0.07

-0.06

-0.08

-0.15

68

68 (9.2)

0.06

-0.01

-0.02

0.09

HRV high frequency (HF)

53

5.9 (0.83)

0.32*

-0.19

-0.16

-0.15

60

5.5 (0.86)

-0.09

0.03

-0.05

0.09

HRV low frequency (LF)

53

5.9 (0.87)

0.15

-0.06

-0.06

-0.06

60

5.5 (0.86)

-0.04

0.01

-0.04

0.06

HRV st d of inter-beat int (SDNN)

53

4.1 (0.32)

0.20

-0.14

-0.07

-0.08

60

3.88 (0.34)

-0.13

0.04

0.01

0.11

HRV HF adjusted for HR

42

5.9 (0.84)

0.41**

-0.32*

-0.30

-0.43**

49

5.4 (0.88)

-0.05

0.06

0.03

0.17

HRV LF adjusted for HR

42

6.0 (0.90)

0.17

-0.20

-0.13

-0.28

49

5.5 (0.91)

0.01

0.04

0.04

0.08

HRV SDNN adjusted for HR

42

4.1 (0.33)

0.28

-0.35*

-0.28

0.44**

49

3.88 (0.35)

-0.09

0.08

0.12

0.17

Socio-demographic factors 1

            

Parent unemployment

65

25%

-0.15

0.15

0.22

0.25*

70

31%

0.03

0.02

0.07

0.14

Parent non Swedish ethnicity

66

24%

-0.02

0.08

0.14

0.14

70

6%

0.15

0.00

-0.05

-0.29*

Single parent family

62

27%

0.06

-0.02

-0.07

0.06

70

47%

0.09

-0.09

-0.02

-0.28*

  1. *** significant at the p < 0.001 level, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05
  2. 1 Spearman rank correlations, 2 Pearson product correlations, 3When adjustments were done also for systolic blood pressure SBP, diastolic bloodpressure DBP, body mass index, p-glucose and physical activity the significant correlations between HF and SDNN and self-assessment scales remained (SOC: HF 0.42**,SDNN 0.24 ns; BDI: HF -0.36**, SDNN-0.32**, BAI: HF -0.36*, SDNN -0.29 ns, SDQ-em: HF -0.40*, SDNN -0.33*)
Back to article page

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

ISSN: 1477-7525

Contact us