| Non-psychological stress (n=73) | Psychological stress (n=68) |  |
---|---|---|---|
Mean ± SD or n (%) | Mean ± SD or n (%) | p-value | |
SCL-90R | |||
 SOM | 45.71 ± 9.49 | 51.19 ± 13.09 | 0.006** |
 O-C | 43.03 ± 8.42 | 46.28 ± 9.91 | 0.038* |
 I-S | 42.07 ± 8.17 | 46.07 ± 10.43 | 0.013* |
 DEP | 43.49 ± 10.32 | 48.66 ± 12.79 | 0.010* |
 ANX | 44.75 ± 8.78 | 48.62 ± 10.89 | 0.023* |
 HOS | 45.14 ± 10.08 | 51.96 ± 17.89 | 0.007** |
 PHOB | 53.81 ± 59.15 | 56.24 ± 46.37 | 0.786 |
 PAR | 42.56 ± 6.72 | 46.07 ± 13.02 | 0.049* |
 PSY | 43.86 ± 7.94 | 47.25 ± 14.16 | 0.086 |
Laboratory parameters | |||
 T3 (ng/dL) | 143.18 ± 23.09 | 169.93 ± 159.67 | 0.212 |
 T4 (ng/dL) | 6.85 ± 1.42 | 65.16 ± 236.98 | 0.161 |
 TSH (μIU/mL) | 2.10 ± 1.41 | 36.72 ± 183.45 | 0.156 |
 Vitamin B12 (pg/mL) | 727.12 ± 350.24 | 682.38 ± 293.69 | 0.458 |
 Folate (ng/mL) | 10.14 ± 6.12 | 43.48 ± 182.24 | 0.169 |
 Ferritin (ng/mL) | 66.63 ± 57.89 | 126.30 ± 228.57 | 0.058 |
 ESR (mm/hr) | 19.40 ± 36.71 | 21.49 ± 16.89 | 0.353 |
 ADH (pg/mL) | 3.89 ± 2.43 | 5.71 ± 4.20 | 0.007** |
 Cortisol (μg/dL) | 6.39 ± 2.61 | 14.02 ± 4.04 | <0.001*** |
 ACTH (pg/mL) | 35.56 ± 19.51 | 44.33 ± 22.05 | 0.016* |
 Cortisol/ACTH | 0.23 ± 0.19 | 0.39 ± 0.25 | <0.001*** |