Table 1 Characteristics of the 40 male study participants
From: Childhood abuse is associated with methylation of multiple loci in adult DNA
|  | Age (y) | No abuse n = 28 | Abuse n = 12 | p* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Birthweight, g, mean ± SD# | 0 | 3577.35 (574.91) | 3338.21 (590.25) | 0.24 |
Height, cm, mean ± SD#$ | 7 | 1.24 (0.07) | 1.21 (0.07) | 0.27 |
Maths score, mean ± SD#$ | 16 | 14.82 (7.32) | 12.29 (7.95) | 0.44 |
Reading score, median (Q1, Q3)#$ | 16 | 27 (21, 31) | 31 (12, 32) | 0.70 |
Socio-emotional adjustment number ~ median (Q1-Q3)#$ | 7 | 4 (1, 12) | 8.5 (2, 13) | 0.47 |
Alcohol drinks daily, n (%)# | 42 | 7 (25.93) | 2 (16.67) | 0.53 |
Smokers, n (%)# | 42 | 7 (25.93) | 4 (33.33) | 0.64 |
Height, cm, mean ± SD# | 42 | 1.78 (0.09) | 1.76 (0.06) | 0.52 |
BMI, kg/m2, mean ± SD | 45 | 26.63 (3.99) | 28.69 (4.39) | 0.16 |
Waist circumference, cm, mean ± SD | 45 | 97.43 (10.24) | 102 (12.02) | 0.23 |
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD | 45 | 82.77 (11.71) | 85.53 (12.72) | 0.51 |
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg, mean ± SD | 45 | 132.92 (18.61) | 134.72 (18.90) | 0.78 |
Fev1†, mean ± SD# | 45 | 3.84 (0.65) | 3.70 (0.63) | 0.53 |