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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2026 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Horm Behav. 2025 Mar 15;170:105720. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2025.105720

Table 1. Effect of scarcity-adversity on F0 and F1 dam weights, F1 and F2 pup weights, and F1 and F2 pup CORT levels.

Mean ± standard deviation (SD) is shown for numerical variables.

Weights (g) PD/ PND 2
Male Female
CON ADV p value CON ADV p value
F0 Dams --- --- --- 278.1 ± 15.35 277.0 ± 20.98 p = 0.89
F1 Pups 8.51 ± 0.83 8.16 ± 0.96 p = 0.40 8.09 ± 0.95 7.85 ± 0.81 p = 0.55
F1 Dams --- --- --- 289.5 ± 14.96 295.4 ± 21.59 p = 0.54
F2 Pups 8.38 ± 1.32 7.7 ± 0.61 p = 0.23 7.93 ± 1.11 7.29 ± 0.7 p = 0.21
Weights (g) PD/ PND 9
Male Female
CON ADV p value CON ADV p value
F0 Dams --- --- --- 297.6 ± 18.40 284.4 ± 20.44 p = 0.15
F1 Pups 23.06 ± 1.64 20.37 ± 1.34*** p = 0.0008 22.12 ± 1.73 19.3 ± 1.24*** p = 0.0006
F1 Dams --- --- --- 319.3 ± 3.08 311.5 ± 20.59 p = 0.38
F2 Pups 21.55 ± 2.5 22.68 ± 2.22 p = 0.39 20.68 ± 2.33 21.46 ± 1.41 p = 0.47
CORT (ng/mL) PND 9
Male Female
CON ADV p value CON ADV p value
F1 Pups 7.69 ± 3.13 9.39 ± 2.43 p = 0.19 5.53 ± 1.53 5.16 ± 1.91 p = 0.64
F2 Pups 7.76 ± 3.24 6.31 ± 2.77 p = 0.37 5.24 ± 2.49 4.73 ± 1.48 p = 0.64
***

p < 0.001.