Cortisol Response to Psychosocial Stress in Chinese Early Puberty Girls: Possible Role of Depressive Symptoms

Figure 1

AUCi of the cortisol response to the GSST, according to pubertal timing and depressive symptoms. AUCi is short for area under the curve with respect to the increase. EP is short for early puberty; DEP for depressive symptoms; NP for normal puberty; NO-DEP for no depressive symptoms.