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Table 2 Partial correlation coefficients between salivary stress biomarkers, mood states of vigor and fatigue, and age

From: Relationship between salivary stress biomarker levels and cigarette smoking in healthy young adults: an exploratory analysis

Salivary stress biomarker

Vigor

Fatigue

Cortisol

-0.188

0.044

SIgA

-0.175

0.410*

IL-1β

-0.176

-0.030

IL-6

0.079

-0.139

TNF-α

-0.229a

0.020

  1. *P < 0.05
  2. aA weak negative correlation was evident between the TNF-α level and vigor, but statistical significance was not attained (P = 0.135)