TABLE 3.
Descriptive statistics and twin correlation coefficients for MB-COMT DNAm and all phenotypic measures.
| Measures | Twin 1 | Twin 2 | Differences | Intrapair correlations | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
| MB-COMT DNAm (%) | CpG1 | 7.54 (5.56) | 8.05 (7.42) | 6.20 (6.60) | 0.13 |
| CpG2 | 3.97 (3.70) | 4.77 (5.20) | 4.03 (5.39) | 0.06 | |
| CpG3 | 5.89 (4.31) | 6.44 (6.26) | 4.94 (5.75) | 0.12 | |
| CpG4 | 6.08 (4.63) | 5.88 (5.56) | 4.69 (5.77) | 0.14 | |
| CpG5 | 3.74 (3.25) | 4.90 (5.05) | 3.88 (4.88) | 0.19 | |
| Mean of all CpG sites | 5.44 (3.98) | 5.99 (5.59) | 4.30 (5.43) | 0.19 | |
| Cognition measures | CLR | 69.76 (17.79) | 74.71 (17.19) | 15.19 (14.84) | 0.20 |
| PE | 13.28 (10.71) | 9.34 (7.43) | 7.41 (9.52) | 0.15 | |
| NPE | 9.82 (7.01) | 11.38 (10.35) | 7.36 (7.51) | 0.22 | |
| FMS | 0.79 (1.52) | 0.56 (1.12) | 0.79 (1.15) | 0.12 | |
| Personality measures | BIS | 15.69 (3.65) | 14.77 (3.60) | 3.69 (3.11) | 0.28 |
| BAS | 16.97 (3.97) | 16.33 (3.43) | 3.25 (2.61) | 0.37* | |
| Fight | 13.91 (4.06) | 15.52 (3.81) | 3.36 (2.71) | 0.58** | |
| Flight | 12.74 (2.59) | 12.42 (2.64) | 2.32 (2.02) | 0.20 | |
| Freeze | 10.24 (2.99) | 9.77 (2.43) | 1.96 (2.03) | 0.51** | |
| Laboratory-induced aggression: punishment intensity | Block 1 = no provocation | 4.78 (2.98) | 4.71 (2.93) | 0.70 (0.64) | 0.54** |
| Block 2 = low provocation | 4.64 (3.08) | 4.93 (3.25) | 0.80 (0.59) | 0.48** | |
| Block 3 = mild provocation | 4.85 (3.18) | 5.29 (3.34) | 0.71 (0.51) | 0.60** | |
| Block 4 = high provocation | 5.13 (3.31) | 5.64 (3.32) | 0.77 (0.52) | 0.55** | |
| Laboratory-induced aggression: punishment duration | Block 1 = no provocation | 4.28 (3.02) | 4.49 (2.52) | 0.83 (0.69) | 0.41** |
| Block 2 = low provocation | 4.05 (2.78) | 4.58 (2.87) | 0.91 (0.66) | 0.35* | |
| Block 3 = mild provocation | 4.58 (3.13) | 5.13 (3.04) | 0.82 (0.61) | 0.45** | |
| Block 4 = high provocation | 4.86 (3.18) | 5.68 (3.02) | 0.75 (0.54) | 0.56** | |
Note. CLR, Conceptual level response; PE, Perseverative errors; NPE, Non-perseverative errors; FMS, Failure to maintain set. **p < 0.01, **p < 0.05.