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. 2016 May 26;4:12. doi: 10.1186/s40345-016-0053-5

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of high-risk and control offspring

High-risk
N = 53
Control
N = 22
p value
Sex n (%)
 Male 17 (32.08 %) 10 (45.45 %) 0.2718a
 Female 36 (67.92 %) 12 (54.55 %)
SESd n (%)
 1 (low) 0 0 0.3404a
 2 1 (1.89 %) 1 (4.55 %)
 3 1 (1.89 %) 2 (9.09 %)
 4 24 (45.28 %) 8 (36.36 %)
 5 (high) 27 (50.94 %) 11 (50.00 %)
Pubertal statuse n (%)
 1 (pre) 1 (2.08 %) 0 0.2045a
 2 2 (4.17 %) 0
 3 5 (10.42 %) 0
 4 11 (22.92 %) 1 (6.25 %)
 5 (post) 29 (60.42 %) 15 (93.75 %)
Body mass index mean (SD) 22.43 (4.50) 25.57 (3.60) 0.0122b
Age at baseline sample collection, mean (SD) 20.00 (7.23) 20.76 (2.76) 0.9632b
Mean MFQ score (SD) 10.60 (8.50) 6.20 (9.00) 0.0631b
Mean sleep qualityf (SD) 75.18 (13.75) 76.00 (12.87) 0.8210b
# of undesirable life events in previous yearg n (%) 1.09 (1.20) 0.83 (0.99) 0.3626c

SD standard deviation, SES socio-economic status, MFQ mood and feelings questionnaire

aFisher’s exact test or Chi square

b T tests

cPoisson regression

dHollingshead SES scale

ePeterson pubertal scale

fPittsburgh sleep index

gRecent life events and difficulties questionnaire