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Table 3 Psychological stress response

From: A soy-based phosphatidylserine/ phosphatidic acid complex (PAS) normalizes the stress reactivity of hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-axis in chronically stressed male subjects: a randomized, placebo-controlled study

 

MDBF

  

STAI

VAS

  
 

good mood

alertness

calmness

state anxiety

stress

anxiety

insecurity

F

42.04

28.22

74.43

64.13

49.96

34.46

67.95

df, error df

1, 65

1, 64

1, 64

1, 65

2, 128

1.81, 117.83

2, 130

p

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

ηp   2

0.393

0.306

0.538

0.497

0.438

0.346

0.511

  1. Significant p-values are written in bold letters.
  2. STAI = state trait anxiety inventory, MDBF = multidimensional mood state questionnaire, VAS = visual analogue scale.