Fig. 1From: Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression severity in sexually assaulted women: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis alterationsComparison of ACTH levels considering the severity of depressive symptoms on the sexually abused group with higher ACTH levels as the severity increased on BDI score (B = 0.15; p < 0.021). It indicates that BDI score is an important factor to the ACTH outcome. In addition, for each unit’s increase on the BDI score, an increase of 0.154 in the ACTH level was expected. Comparison of cortisol levels by timeBack to article page