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Associations between cortisol levels and depression symptoms at 11 years
| Dependent Variable: Depression symptoms at age 11 | ||
| Step 1 | t value | p level |
| Breast development | 0.358 | .721 |
| Growth in pubic hair | 1.821 | .070 |
| Time of sampling (linear) | −0.820 | .424 |
| Time of sampling (quadratic) | 0.714 | .472 |
| Step 2 | ||
| Cortisol (µg/dL) AUCg at age 10 | 0.710 | .478 |
| Step 3 | ||
| Cortisol (µg/dL) AUCg at age 12 | −2.995 | .003 |
Overall F (6, 198) = 2.510, p = .023, Adjusted R Square = .044
