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Published in final edited form as: Psychosom Med. 2016 Nov-Dec;78(9):991–997. doi: 10.1097/PSY.0000000000000393

Table 2. Effect sizes for associations between prenatal famine exposure and cardiovascular measures in response to stress.

		Exposure to famine during gestation
	Late (B [95%CI])	p-value	Mid (B [95%CI])	p-value	Early (B [95%CI])	p-value
SBP (mmHg)	0.39 [-2.81 to 3.58]	0.81	-0.20 [-3.58 to 3.19]	0.91	3.93 [-0.31 to 8.18]	0.069
HR (bpm)	-0.01 [-1.12 to 1.10]	0.99	0.44 [-0.76 to 1.65]	0.47	0.17 [-1.34 to 1.68]	0.82
LF-SBP (mmHg²)	-0.97 [-3.51 to 1.56]	0.45	-1.59 [-4.34 to 1.16]	0.26	-0.46 [-3.89 to 2.97]	0.79
HF-HP (ms²)	-20.2 [-50.0 to 9.7]	0.19	6.0 [-26.4 to 38.3]	0.72	17.3 [-22.7 to 22.1]	0.98
LF/HF ratio	0.12 [-0.28 to 0.52]	0.57	-0.06 [-0.49 to 0.38]	0.79	0.34 [-0.20 to 0.88]	0.22

Data are given as B [95% confidence intervals] with p-value from repeated mixed measures analysis comparing mean stress reactivity profiles for those exposed to famine during gestation compared to those unexposed during gestation; models were adjusted for sex and baseline cardiovascular activity; CI = confidence interval; SBP = systolic blood pressure; HR = heart rate; LF = low frequency; HF = high frequency; HP = heart period.