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. 2016 May;55(3):277–290.

Table 3.

Best-fit models that including genetic and gestational variables, early postnatal exposure, personality, and cortisol response

post1 post2 post3 post4 post5 post6
Intercept −0.950 −1.824 −1.599 −0.897 −0.664 −1.552
(1.165) (1.126) (1.144) (1.181) (1.17) (1.162)
log(age at end) 0.298 0.335a 0.307 0.295 0.278 0.306
(0.164) (0.162) (0.164) (0.166) (0.164) (0.166)
5HTT −0.53b −0.59b −0.523b −0.525b −0.542b −0.517b
(0.185) (0.186) (0.185) (0.185) (0.184) (0.185)
MAOA 0.080 −0.059 0.091 0.076 0.124 0.087
(0.254) (0.257) (0.255) (0.254) (0.254) (0.255)
Sex −0.284 −0.272 −0.273 −0.284 −0.267 −0.272
(0.236) (0.232) (0.236) (0.236) (0.235) (0.236)
Gestation location −1.323c −0.933c −0.981c −1.321c −1.333c −0.984c
(0.367) (0.224) (0.226) (0.367) (0.366) (0.227)
No. of locations −0.564c −0.560c −0.560c
(0.159) (0.159) (0.159)
No. of relocations −0.479 −0.476c
(0.141) (0.141)
Time (d) in hospital −0.713
(0.467)
Rearing location 0.407a 0.316 0.401a 0.398a 0.498a 0.394a
(0.192) (0.192) (0.191) (0.198) (0.202) (0.197)
Nervous 0.345b 0.350b 0.340b 0.361c 0.327a 0.361c
(0.119) (0.118) (0.118) (0.084) (0.139) (0.084)
Gentle −0.037 −0.041
(0.196) (0.195)
ACTH stimulation −0.001 0 −0.001 −0.001 −0.001
(0.001) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
Cortisol sample 2 (evening, day 1) −0.003
(0.002)
5HTT × sex 0.639a 0.694a 0.620a 0.635a 0.632a 0.615a
(0.278) (0.28) (0.278) (0.279) (0.279) (0.279)
MAOA × sex −0.675a −0.570a −0.693a −0.671a −0.717a −0.688a
(0.310) (0.313) (0.313) (0.31) (0.316) (0.313)
Gestation location × sex 0.722b 0.691a 0.689a 0.731b 0.710a 0.693a
(0.278) (0.275) (0.276) (0.282) (0.283) (0.28)
Gestation location × MAOA 0.749a 0.869b 0.744a 0.750a 0.709a 0.744a
(0.298) (0.300) (0.300) (0.298) (0.298) (0.300)
Gestation location × no. of locations 0.383 0.379 0.383
(0.218) (0.218) (0.217)
Gestation location × no. of relocations 0.443b 0.441b
(0.157) (0.157)
Gestation location × time (d) in hospital 0.689
(0.467)
Rearing location × nervous −0.738c −0.679c −0.749c −0.719c −0.716c −0.725c
(0.162) (0.154) (0.162) (0.152) (0.166) (0.152)
Nervous × ACTH stimulation 0 0 0
(0.001) (0.001) (0.001)
Nervous × cortisol sample 2 0.001
(0.002)
Gentle × ACTH stimulation 0 0
(0.002) (0.002)
AIC value and weight 712.19 713.7 713.75 714.42 715.54 716.03
0.37 0.17 0.17 0.12 0.07 0.05

5HTT, presence of serotonin transporter gene short allele; MAOA, presence of monoamine oxidase A low-expression gene

Data are presented as β coefficients (SE) such that 0.0 indicates no difference associated with that variable. See Figure 2 for complete description of variables.

a

P < 0.05

b

P < 0.01

c

P < 0.001