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. 2020 Jun 4;15(6):e0233718. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0233718

Table 4. Effect sizes of regression models with person- and environment related childhood adversity as determinants and levels of DHEA, cortisol and cortisol/DHEA ratio in hair as outcome variables.

Girls Boys
Person-related childhood adversity Environment-related childhood adversity Person-related childhood adversity Environment-related childhood adversity
DHEA pg/mg last month 0.079 (0.032)* -0.007 (0.013) -0.009 (0.134) 0.093 (0.050)
Cortisol pg/mg last month -0.001 (0.005) -0.001 (0.002) 0.016 (0.007)* -0.002 (0.003)
Cortisol/DHEA last month -0.0002 (0.001) -0.000052 (0.0003) -0.002 (0.003) -0.001 (0.001)

Results are displayed as B (standard error)

*p value < 0.05

p value < 0.1; all analyses were adjusted for age, BMI and PDS score.