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Responses of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis to the stressors for hypertensive patients and healthy controls (mean ± SD). Timepoint 1: rest; timepoint 2: Attachment Interview (Adult Attachment Projective Picture System); timepoint 3: Separation Recall; timepoint 4: recovery. (A) ACTH. (B) Cortisol. Asterisks indicate significant group*time differences related to healthy controls at reference timepoint 1 (*p < 0.05; ***p < 0.001).
