Immune suppression of IgG response against dairy proteins in major depression

BMC Psychiatry

Table 5 Pearson’s correlation between cortisol concentration and psychometric parameters

Variable	Normal controls (n = 29)		Depressed patients (n = 34)		Fisher r- z transformation
Variable	r	p	r	p	z	p ^a
Cortisol	HAM-D 17
	−0.373	0.046*	0.442	0.009**	−3.26	0.001**
	SCL-90 phobias
	−0.083	0.668	0.531	0.001**	−2.54	0.011*

HAM-D 17: 17 items Hamilton depression rating scale; SCL90: Symptom Checklist 90
**p < 0.01
*p < 0.05
p ^a (two-tailed)

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