Fig. 3: Associations between ACEs, average daytime cortisol levels (age 11) and depressive symptoms (age 21). | Translational Psychiatry

Fig. 3: Associations between ACEs, average daytime cortisol levels (age 11) and depressive symptoms (age 21).

From: Adverse childhood experiences, daytime salivary cortisol, and depressive symptoms in early adulthood: a longitudinal genetically informed twin study

Fig. 3

Note. N = 290. Pooled estimates from mixed-effects linear regression analysis across 20 imputed datasets. Model 1 = adjusted for sex, age and family SES; Model 2 = Model 1 + latent genetic risk scores for cortisol/depressive symptoms. Reference groups: ACEs cumulative score = ‘0 ACEs’; LCA-derived clusters: ‘Low ACEs’. ACEs adverse childhood experiences, SES socioeconomic status, CI confidence interval.

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