Table 2 Correlation between salivary cortisol levels and scores of Conner’s Parent Rating Scale in the ADHD group
Correlation between Conners’ domains with salivary cortisol levels | R value | P value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
Opposition | 0.047 | 0.61 | Non-significant |
Inattention | −0.039 | 0.68 | Non-significant |
Hyperactivity | 0.109 | 0.24 | Non-significant |
Anxiety-Shyness | −0.116 | 0.22 | Non-significant |
Perfectionism | −0.09 | 0.34 | Non-significant |
Social problems | −0.005 | 0.96 | Non-significant |
Psychosomatic | −0.073 | 0.44 | Non-significant |
Conners’ ADHD index | −.031 | 0.74 | Non-significant |
Conners’ index: Restless-Impulsive | 0.108 | 0.25 | Non-significant |
Conners’ index: Emotional lability | 0.061 | 0.51 | Non-significant |
Conners’ index: total | 0.076 | 0.41 | Non-significant |
DSM-IV: Inattentive | 0.000 | 0.99 | Non-significant |
DSM-IV: Hyperactivity-Impulsive | 0.102 | 0.28 | Non-significant |
DSM-IV: Total | 0.111 | 0.23 | Non-significant |