Table 1.
Variable | Women | Men | Difference | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample range | M (SD) | Sample range | M (SD) | p Value | |
Allostatic load | 0–12 | 5.43 (2.49) | 0–12 | 5.65 (2.42) | 0.195a |
Social adversity | |||||
Age 16 | 0–3 | 0.72 (0.81) | 0–3 | 0.71 (0.80) | 0.976b |
Age 21 | 0–3 | 0.89 (0.90) | 0–3 | 0.60 (0.78) | <0.001b |
Age 30 | 0–6 | 1.02 (0.98) | 0–5 | 0.89 (0.97) | 0.034b |
Age 43 | 0–6 | 1.68 (1.27) | 0–6 | 1.56 (1.24) | 0.214b |
Life course | 0–14 | 4.30 (2.36) | 0–11 | 3.76 (2.24) | <0.001b |
Material adversity | |||||
Age 16 | 0–3 | 0.57 (0.72) | 0–3 | 0.36 (0.60) | <0.001b |
Age 21 | 0–3 | 0.55 (0.70) | 0–3 | 0.51 (0.65) | 0.463b |
Age 30 | 0–4 | 0.86 (1.01) | 0–4 | 0.66 (0.82) | 0.017b |
Age 43 | 0–4 | 0.53 (0.79) | 0–4 | 0.37 (0.71) | <0.001b |
Life course | 0–13 | 2.51 (2.09) | 0–10 | 1.90 (1.75) | <0.001b |
Cumulative socioeconomic status | 0–4 | 1.27 (1.19) | 0–4 | 1.25 (1.16) | 0.941b |
a t Test
bMann–Whitney U test