Table 1.
Type, timing, and number of stressful life event (SLE) exposures of 1,273 sons according to cryptorchidism.
| Stress life event (SLE)a | GW18 only, N (%) | GW34 only, N (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptorchidism (No, n = 1249) | Cryptorchidism (Yes, n = 24) | P-valueb | Cryptorchidism (No, n = 1249) | Cryptorchidism (Yes, n = 24) | P-valueb | |
| Individual SLE | ||||||
| Death of a relative | 75 (6.0) | 4 (16.7) | 0.03 | 64 (5.1) | 2 (8.3) | 0.48 |
| Death of a friend | 24 (1.9) | 1 (4.2) | 0.43 | 30 (2.4) | 0 (0) | 0.44 |
| Your own job loss (not voluntary) | 33 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0.42 | 25 (2.0) | 1 (4.2) | 0.46 |
| Your partner's job loss (not voluntary) | 61 (4.9) | 2 (8.3) | 0.44 | 70 (5.6) | 4 (16.7) | 0.02 |
| Pregnancy concerns | 319 (25.5) | 4 (16.7) | 0.32 | 251 (20.1) | 6 (25.0) | 0.55 |
| Separation or divorce | 46 (3.7) | 1 (4.2) | 0.91 | 33 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 0.42 |
| Residential move | 191 (15.3) | 6 (25.0) | 0.19 | 236 (18.9) | 4 (16.7) | 0.78 |
| Marital problems | 109 (8.7) | 4 (16.7) | 0.18 | 89 (7.1) | 3 (12.5) | 0.31 |
| Problems with your children | 80 (6.4) | 2 (8.3) | 0.70 | 80 (6.4) | 3 (12.5) | 0.23 |
| Money problems | 333 (26.7) | 5 (20.8) | 0.52 | 314 (25.1) | 11 (45.8) | 0.02 |
| Other problems | 197 (15.8) | 3 (12.5) | 0.66 | 136 (10.9) | 1 (4.2) | 0.29 |
| N (total individual SLEs reported) | 1,468 | 32 | 1,328 | 35 | ||
a
The questionnaire at GW18 related to the period since becoming pregnant, and on the GW34 questionnaire, the women were asked whether any of the SLEs had been experienced during the past 4 months, ensuring that the same event was not counted twice.
b
Chi2 test for SLE exposure amongst cryptorchid/non-cryptorchid boys.