Temporomandibular Disorders Related to Stress and HPA-Axis Regulation

Table 4

Linear correlation () with associated values between glucocorticoid levels and psychosocial factors in the control group. Depression score was significantly associated with the sum of glucocorticoids ( + ) (). No significant associations between the other parameters of glucocorticoid levels in saliva and psychosocial factors were observed.

Control group	Cortisone ()	Cortisol ()	/-ratio	+
Catastrophizing score
	0.111	0.147	0.175	0.124
value	0.473	0.340	0.256	0.422
Anxiety (A) score
	0.187	0.171	0.044	0.185
value	0.225	0.266	0.778	0.231
Depression (D) score
	0.313	0.269	0.010	0.304
value	0.039	0.077	0.519	0.045
A + D (HADS) score
	0.273	0.242	0.077	0.268
value	0.073	0.113	0.620	0.079