Table 2:
Pearson correlation coefficients (r), and mean differences (∂) and standard deviations (SD) of log-transformed hair cortisol concentrations from preconception to the 3rd trimester (N=97 participants).
| Hair sample #1 | Hair sample #2 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preconception (3–6cm) | 1st Trimester(3cm) | 2nd Trimester(3–6cm) | 3rd Trimester(3cm) | |||
| Hair sample #1 | Preconception (3–6cm) | r | 1.00 | 0.83 ** | 0.23 * | 0.15 |
| ∂ (SD) | REF | 0.35 (0.57)*** | 0.47 (1.17)** | 0.94 (1.23)*** | ||
| 1st Trimester (3cm) | r | 1.00 | 0.19 | 0.08 | ||
| ∂ (SD) | REF | 0.11 (1.18) | 0.58 (1.25) *** | |||
| Hair sample #2 | 2nd Trimester (3–6cm) | r | 1.00 | 0.75 *** | ||
| ∂ (SD) | REF | 0.47 (0.63) *** | ||||
| 3rd Trimester (3cm) | r | 1.00 | ||||
| ∂ (SD) | - | |||||
***
=p-values <0.0001
**
=p-values <0.01
*
=p-values <0.05