Table 4.

Gender differences in associations between ACEs and inflammation.

	IL-6 (n = 4935)				CRP (n = 4887)
	Boys		Girls		Boys		Girls
	logIL-6	95 % CI	logIL-6	95 % CI	logCRP	95 % CI	logCRP	95 % CI
Individual ACEs
Paternal mental health problems	−14.55	−22.92, -5.27	1.92	−7.93, 12.82
Emotional abuse	−15.85	−24.95, -5.65	0.03	−10.71, 12.06
Parental drug use	12.52	−10.13, 40.88	−19.88	−36.28, 0.74
LCA-derived clusters
Maternal mental health problems					−20.60	−31.58, -7.86	4.76	−10.12, 22.11

NB models shown are adjusted for overcrowding, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal EPDS score during pregnancy, mother’s marital status & mother’s highest educational qualification; Abbreviations: ACEs = adverse childhood experiences; CI = Confidence Interval; CRP = C-Reactive Protein; IL-6 = Interleukin-6.