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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2013 Jul 19;75(7):658–669. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0b013e31829bbc89

Fig 2. Cortisol Responses to the Trier Social Stress Test in Pregnant and Nonpregnant Women.

Fig 2

At baseline, cortisol was significantly higher in pregnant women than in non-pregnant women (t(72) = 15.30, p < .001). A non-significant trend was seen for lower baseline cortisol among African Americans versus Whites (t(72) = 2.65, p = .11). The AUC of cortisol across the study session was significantly higher among pregnant versus non-pregnant women (t(75) = 4.45, p <.001) and marginally lower among African Americans versus Whites (t(75) = 1.77, p = .08). Note: Data are pictured in raw values. Analyses were conducted using log-transformed values.