Flowchart of patients who provided useful samples.

<p>Flowchart of patients who provided useful samples.</p

Hierarchical regression analyses predicting cortisol 7 months post-diagnosis (Time 2).

<p>*<i>p</i> < 0.05</p><p>**<i>p</i> < 0.01</p><p>Hierarchical regression analyses predicting cortisol 7 months post-diagnosis (Time 2).</p

Hierarchical regression analyses predicting cortisol 18 months post-diagnosis (Time 3).

<p>*<i>p</i> < 0.05</p><p>**<i>p</i> < 0.01</p><p>Hierarchical regression analyses predicting cortisol 18 months post-diagnosis (Time 3).</p

Patients’ demographics.

<p>(n = 72) (percentages may not add up to 100% due to missing data).</p><p>Patients’ demographics.</p

Data for goal disturbance, cortisol levels, CAR, DCS, and COMT over time (n = 72).

<p>Paired samples t-tests were used to test significant differences between time 2 and time 3, and ANOVA’s with COMT genotype as between-group factor to test significant differences in cortisol levels between genotypes.</p