Table 1.
Means (M) and standard deviations (SD) for the different measures of prenatal and early postnatal stress (not log-transformed) by sex.
Measure of prenatal stress | Male offspring | Female offspring | Sex difference |
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M, SD | M, SD | ||
Birth weight (g) | M = 3482.46, SD = 541.20 | M = 3236.43, SD = 491.07 | Not significant. |
Stressful life events during first half of pregnancy | M = 0.25, SD = 0.27 | M = 0.20, SD = 0.17 | Not significant. |
Stressful life events during second half of pregnancy | M = 0.17, SD = 0.13 | M = 0.17, SD = 0.15 | Not significant. |
Measure of early postnatal stress | M, SD | M, SD | |
Stressful life events during first six months after birth | M = 0.19, SD = 0.15 | M = 0.17, SD = 0.13 | Not significant. |
Stressful life events during 6 to 18 months after birth | M = 0.27, SD = 0.22 | M = 0.25, SD = 0.21 | Not significant. |
Anxiety and co-dependence during first weeks after birth | M = 0.25, SD = 0.27 | M = 0.20, SD = 0.17 | Not significant. |
Dysregulated mood and wellbeing during first weeks after birth | M = 0.80, SD = 0.30 | M = 0.79, SD = 0.34 | Not significant. |
Dysregulated mood and wellbeing at six months after birth | M = 0.80, SD = 0.34 | M = 0.70, SD = 0.27 | Not significant. |
Dysregulated mood and wellbeing at 18 months after birth | M = 0.79, SD = 0.31 | M = 0.79, SD = 0.31 | Not significant. |