Table 3.
Multilevel linear model results regarding effects of sex, age, and hand on 2D:4D
| Effect | Estimate | SE | df | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intercept | − 0.22 | 0.07 | 283.2 | 3.21 | .001 |
| Sex | 0.49 | 0.09 | 211.1 | 5.42 | < .001 |
| Age | 0.11 | 0.03 | 848.0 | 4.17 | < .001 |
| Hand | − 0.04 | 0.05 | 782.8 | 0.74 | .458 |
SE standard error
Estimates represent standardized (age) and semi-standardized (sex, hand) regression weights. Analyses were performed with the R procedures lme4 and lmerTest with restricted maximum likelihood estimation. For sex, 0 = boys, 1 = girls. For hand, 0 = left, 1 = right