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. 2012 Dec 19;7(12):e52018. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0052018

Table 3. Association between urine oxytocin and social capital indicators by gender.

Female (n = 50) Male (n = 31) P for interaction between gender and social capital variables*
Crude Adjusted* Crude Adjusted*
Mean OT level (SD)unit: µU/ml per creatinin g/L B 95% CI B 95% CI Mean OT level (SD) unit: µU/ml per creatinin g/L B 95% CI B 95% CI
Cognitive social capital
Social trust High 83.4 (19.7) ref ref 116.2 (57.7) ref ref 0.29
Middle 112.9 (41.3) 29.5 (2.5 to 56.5) 29.0 (1.4 to 56.5) 112.4 (31.6) −3.8 (−44.6 to 37.0) −2.1 (−46.8 to 42.7)
Low 121.3 (34.2) 37.8 (5.7 to 70.0) 33.5 (0.3 to 66.7) 110.9 (48.9) −5.3 (−5.3 to 39.6) −7.9 (−62.2 to 46.4)
P for trend 0.024 0.046 0.81 0.77
Mutual aid High 95.9 (31.0) ref ref 116.2 (57.7) ref ref 0.38
Middle 102.7 (34.5) 6.8 (−19.2 to 32.8) 4.8 (−22.0 to 31.6) 110.7 (31.2) −5.5 (−45.8 to 34.9) −3.1 (−47.8 to 41.6)
Low 127.5 (42.9) 31.6 (4.1 to 59.1) 28.7 (−0.6 to 57.9) 114.1 (51.2) −2.1 (−48.2 to 44.0) −5.5 (−58.8 to 47.8)
P for trend 0.021 0.046 0.94 0.83
Structural social capital
Community participation 2 or more 103.7 (33.8) 2.3 (−23.3 to 27.9) 12.0 (−16.1 to 40.1) 106.8 (32.9) −18.4 (−56.4 to 19.7) −17.7 (−57.3 to 21.9) 0.34
1 124.5 (45.5) 23.1 (−5.0 to 51.3) 29.8 (1.1 to 58.6) 105.2 (44.7) −20.0 (−58.0 to 18.0) −39.0 (−89.7 to 11.6)
0 101.4 (34.9) ref ref 125.2 (47.7) ref ref
P for trend 0.99 0.52 0.32 0.35
*

Adjusted for age, number of children, self-rated health, and education.