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. 2014 Jun 17;4(6):e402. doi: 10.1038/tp.2014.37

Table 1. Demographic and trauma-related sample characteristics (mean and s.d.) divided by 5-HTTLPR genotype.

  5-HTTLPR Genotype
  Total (n=133) S allele carriers (n=86) L homozygotes (n=47) P
Sex (% females) 47.4% 43.0% 55.3% 0.21
Age (years) 23.82±3.05 23.90±3.14 23.68±2.89 0.70
Body mass index 22.47±2.20 22.47±2.12 22.49±2.37 0.96
Smokers (% yes) 35.3% 33.7% 38.3% 0.71
Oral contraceptives (% yes) 25.6% 22.1% 31.9% 0.22
Prenatal trauma/stress (% yes, NPQ-PSQ)* 43.5% 42.6% 45.2% 0.83
Early trauma/stress (CTQ Score) 33.02±7.92 33.02±8.13 33.00±7.61 0.99
Recent trauma/stress (LSC-R Score) 1.43±1.35 1.45±1.32 1.38±1.42 0.08

Abbreviations: CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire;51 LSC-R, Life Stressor Checklist–Revised;53 NPQ-PSQ, Pre-/Postnatal Stress Questionnaire.49

*n=85.