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Table 2 Gender-specific associations between maternal pregnancy-related anxiety during the third trimester and emotional symptoms, hyperactivity in 4 years old children

From: Gender-specific associations of pregnancy-related anxiety with placental epigenetic patterning of glucocorticoid response genes and preschooler’s emotional symptoms and hyperactivity

Prenatal-related anxiety

Emotional Symptoms

Hyperactivity

Normal

Borderline and Abnormal

ORa(95%CI)

Pa

Normal

Borderline and Abnormal

ORa(95%CI)

Pa

Boys

 No

735(84.1)

139(15.9)

1.00

 

724(82.8)

150(17.2)

1.00

 

 Yes

290(80.6)

70(19.4)

1.21(0.86,1.69)

0.269

271(75.3)

89(24.7)

1.54(1.13,2.11)

0.007

Girls

 No

695(85.0)

123(15.0)

1.00

 

719(87.9)

99(12.1)

1.00

 

 Yes

269(76.2)

84(23.8)

1.61(1.15,2.24)

0.005

298(84.4)

55(15.6)

1.13(0.76,1.66)

0.551

  1. Abbreviations: CI confidence interval, OR odds ratio
  2. a represents that these ORs adjusted by maternal age, pre-pregnancy BMI, Gestational weight gain, education, family monthly income, smoking, drinking, gestational diabetes, pregnancy-induced hypertension, delivery mode and exclusive breastfeeding at first 6 months