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Salivary cortisol Area Under the Curve (AUC) in women who were not or were symptomatic of depression (EPDS≥10) at any time through 6-months postpartum (mean +/− SE)
| Time | Symptomatic of PPD in 1st 6 months |
P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No (N=125) | Yes (N=27) | ||
|
| |||
| Prenatal | 3.25(0.09) | 3.65(0.27) | NS |
| Day 7 | 2.33(0.09) | 2.51(0.22) | NS |
| Day 14 | 1.89(0.07) | 2.36(0.20) | 0.015* |
| Month 1 | 1.65(0.06) | 1.81(0.20) | NS |
| Month 2 | 1.58(0.05) | 2.45(0.84) | NS |
| Month 3 | 1.61(0.06) | 1.56(0.09) | NS |
| Month 6 | 1.66(0.12) | 1.55(0.12) | NS |
