Table 2.

Associations among maternal SEP and maternal cortisol by fetal sex

	Average Cortisol in Pregnancy	24 weeks’ Gestationc	30 weeks’ Gestationc	36 weeks’ Gestationc	30 Days Postpartum
	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)	β (SE)
Total Sample
CARa	−.18 (.02) *	−.11 (.38)	−.05 (.42)	−.20 (.36) *	0.9 (.49)
Slopeb	−.26 (.02) **	−.21 (.02) *	−.23 (.02) *	−.23 (.02) *	−.32 (.74) **
Males Only
CARa	−.24 (.03) *	−.12 (.52) +	.01 (.59)	−.26 (.52) *	.33 (.61) *
Slopeb	−.07 (.02)	−.24 (.03)	−.09 (.03)	−.09 (.03)	−.36 (1.05) **
Females Only
CARa	−.12 (.03)	−.12 (.57)	−.12 (.61)	−.12 (.51)	−.12 (.75)
Slopeb	−.36 (.02) **	−.19 (.02)	−.33 (.03) *	−.28 (.03) *	−.29 (1.04) +

Note:

^aAverage CAR analyses controlled for gestational hypertension.

^bAverage diurnal slope analyses controlled for maternal age, number of alcoholic drinks in pregnancy, and race/ethnicity.

^cAnalyses within separate gestational ages also included gestational age at cortisol sampling as a covariate.

^*p<.05;

^**p<.01;

⁺p<.10