Table 3. Relationship of maternal independent variable to Z-score transformed plasma cortisol and CSF CRF change (Δ = Post—Pre) to VFD exposure.

Maternal Variables	z-score of Δ cortisol	z-score of Δ CRF
Maternal Age (years)	0.34, p = 0.12	-0.18, p = 0.42
Maternal Weight (kg)	0.58, p = 0.004 A	-0.35 p = 0.10 A
Pre-VFD Plasma Cortisol (ug/dl)	-0.84, p = 0.001 B	-0.09, p = 0.69B
Pre-VFD CSF CRF (pg/ml)	-0.43, p = 0.045	-0.53, p = 0.010
Maternal-infant Distance	0.47. p = 0.030	0.36, p = 0.10
Maternal Social Rank	0.55, p = 0.007C	-0.16, p = 0.46C

^A: Repeated Measures x Maternal Weight (kg): F_(1,20) = 21.25; p = 0.0002 (low weight = ↓cort

^B: Repeated Measures x Maternal pre-VFD cortisol (ug/dl): F_(1,20) = 9.63; p = 0.006 (high pre-VFD cort = ↓ cort)

^C; Repeated Measures x Social Rank: F_(1,20) = 5.88; p = 0.024 (low social rank = ↓cort).