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Association between cortisol levels and depression symptoms at age 12 years
| Dependent Variable: Depression symptoms at age 12 | ||
| Step 1 | t value | p level |
| Breast development | 1.664 | .098 |
| Growth in pubic hair | 0.694 | .489 |
| Time of sampling (linear) | −0.408 | .684 |
| Time of sampling (quadratic) | 0.315 | .753 |
| Step 2 | ||
| Cortisol (µg/dL) AUCg at age 10 | 0.874 | .383 |
| Step 3 | ||
| Cortisol (µg/dL) AUCg at age 12 | −3.060 | .003 |
Overall F (6, 198) = 2.823, p = .012, Adjusted R Square = .052
