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Table 1 Sample descriptives

From: Mercury and psychosocial stress exposure interact to predict maternal diurnal cortisol during pregnancy

 

n (%)

M (± SD)

N = 732

  

Age (years)

 

27.4 (±5.6)

BMI

 

27.0 (±4.3)

Highest level of education

  

Middle schoolor less

188 (25.7%)

 

Technical post-middle school

107 (14.6%)

 

High school or junior college

215 (29.4%)

 

Technical post-junior college

32 (4.4%)

 

College

175 (23.9%)

 

Graduate

11 (1.5%)

 

Psychosocial stress (CRISYS)

 

2.27 (±1.62)

Toenail mercury (μg/g)

 

0.19 (±0.15)

Gestational age at saliva collection

 

19.52 (±3.00)

Cortisol AUC (nmol/L; log)

 

13.93 (±2.48)

Cortisol slope (nmol/L; log)

 

−0.04 (±0.02)

  1. BMI = body mass index; CRISYS = Crisis in Family Systems Scale; AUC = area under the curve;