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Table 1 The characteristics of the mothers and children

From: DNA methylation mediates the effect of exposure to prenatal maternal stress on cytokine production in children at age 13½ years: Project Ice Storm

 

Minimum

Maximum

Mean

Standard deviation

Prenatal maternal stress (PNMS)

 Objective hardship (Storm32)

5.0

21.0

11.5

4.1

 Subjective distress (IES-R)

0.0

40.0

10.1

9.4

Mothers

 Socioeconomic status

11.0

65.0

27.6

11.1

 Obstetrical complications

0.0

12.0

4.7

3.1

Children’s birth characteristics

 Birth weight (g)

1655.0

4432.0

3426.3

649.4

 Birth length (cm)

41.0

56.5

50.5

3.1

 Birth ponderal index

20.2

34.5

26.7

3.6

Children at age 13½

 IFN-γ

11.9

119.7

32.6

21.2

 IL-2

29.4

266.5

96.6

51.8

 IL-4

3.1

24.5

7.4

4.3

 IL-13

13.9

64.7

27.6

10.4