Fig. 2: Interaction plot between ACEs and hair cortisol for depression, anxiety, and loneliness. | Molecular Psychiatry

Fig. 2: Interaction plot between ACEs and hair cortisol for depression, anxiety, and loneliness.

From: The relationship of adverse childhood experiences, hair cortisol, C-reactive protein, and polygenic susceptibility with older adults’ psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fig. 2

Note. Sample: ELSA (N = 2050). Covariates included in the models: pre-pandemic psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and loneliness), adult sociodemographic factors (age, gender, partnership status, living alone, wealth tertiles), use of medication (anti-inflammatory/antihypertensive drugs, steroids), childhood socioeconomic factors (overcrowding, number of books in home, financial hardship, parent unemployment), hair characteristics (dyed, colour, season of collection, phase of hair analysis), and genetic population stratification by including 10 principal components.

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