Table 1.
Variable | N (%) | M/SD or Median/Range |
---|---|---|
Independent Variables | ||
BDNF Val66Met | 1106 | |
Val/Val | 722 (65 %) | |
Val/Met | 345 (31 %) | |
Met/Met | 39 (4 %) | |
5-HTTLPR | 1015 | |
l/l | 318 (31 %) | |
l/s | 473 (47 %) | |
s/s | 224 (22 %) | |
Apgar 5 min (Median/Range) | 1079 | 10/0–10 |
Low <7 | 12 (1 %) | |
Birthweight (Mean/SD) | 1081 | 3554.01/540.80 |
Low <2500 g | 33 (3 %) | |
Very low <1500 g | 1 (0 %) | |
Gestational length (Median/Range) | 1086 | 40/31–43 |
Preterm <37 weeks | 50 (5 %) | |
Very preterm <32 weeks | 2 (0 %) | |
Small for gestational age | 1051 | |
Yes | 21 (2 %) | |
Smoking during pregnancy | 1106 | |
Yes | 172 (16 %) | |
Neonatal illness | 1106 | |
Yes | 97 (9 %) | |
Non-optimal pregnancy/birth | 1106 | |
Yes | 287 (26 %) | |
EPDS (Median/Range) | 1097 | 4/0–21 |
≥ 10 | 121 (11 %) | |
Life events (Median/Range) | 980 | 4/0–18 |
≥ 90th percentile | 62 (6 %) | |
LSS (Median/Range) | 1106 | 4/0–19 |
≥ 90th percentile | 79 (7 %) | |
Parental unemployment | 930 | |
One or both parents unemployed | 109 (12 %) | |
Sex | 1106 | |
Boys | 562 (51 %) | |
Parental immigration status | 1106 | |
Children of immigrants | 127 (11 %) | |
Dependent Variables | ||
CBCL Internalizing | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 83 (8 %) | |
CBCL Anxious Depressed | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 52 (5 %) | |
CBCL Withdrawn | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 57 (6 %) | |
CBCL Externalizing | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 85 (9 %) | |
CBCL Aggressive | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 75 (8 %) | |
CBCL Destructive | 983 | |
≥ 90th percentile | 84 (9 %) |
BDNF brain derived neurotrophic factor, 5-HTTLPR serotonin transporter gene-linked polymorphic region, EPDS Edinburgh postnatal depression scale, LSS life stress score, CBCL child behaviour checklist