Table 3.
Summary of regression models using maternal cortisol sampled at three times of the day, and in interaction with infant sex, to predict birth weight corrected for gestational age
| Whole sample (N=241) | Males (n=115) | Females (N=126) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maternal cortisol and infant sex interaction | Beta | CI's | p | Maternal cortisol | Beta | CI's | p | Beta | CI's | p |
| sex X awakening cortisol | -0.150 | -0.614 - -0.067 | 0.015 | awakening cortisol | 0.203 | -10.326 - 1.981 | 0.030 | -0.065 | -9.605 - 0.352 | 0.508 |
| sex X awakening cortisol + 30minutes | -0.172 | -7.395 - -0.189 | 0.013 | awakening cortisol + 30minutes | 0.214 | -9.445 - 2.270 | 0.021 | -0.111 | -0.622 - 0.210 | 0.329 |
| sex X evening cortisol | -0.057 | -0.748 - 0.256 | 0.335 | evening cortisol | -0.06 | -9.370 - 2.809 | 0.358 | -0.133 | -1.351 - 0.233 | 0.165 |