Table 1 Raw data (mean ± standard deviation) of the clinical characterization for the different subgroups investigated, including statistical p values of a 2 × 2 ANOVA with the factors offense status (+CSO/−CSO) and pedophilia (+P/−P)

From: Child sexual offenders show prenatal and epigenetic alterations of the androgen system

Parameter/group

P+CSO

P−CSO

−P+CSO

−P−CSO

p Value (CSO/P/CSO×P)

Age (n = 194)

39.5 ± 8.7

36.8 ± 9,1

40.5 ± 11.8

38.2 ± 9.9

.095/.495/.971

IQ (n = 193)

99.8 ± 16.3

103.2 ± 14.27

93.8 ± 12.72

99.96 ± 18.56

.072/.082/.607

Smokers (S/N/MD)

18/11/28

10/14/21

11/3/6

18/24/30

.011*/.913/—

BIS (n = 186)

64.14 ± 10.74

63.54 ± 8.13

67.47 ± 11.13

61.06 ± 7.73

.02*/.776/.052

CTQ (n = 188)

50.3 ± 19.7

43.3 ± 14.3

57.0 ± 16.7

36.4 ± 11.9

<.001*/.972/.007*

Violent crimes (mean ± std, n = 184)

0.18 ± 0.468

0.09 ± 0.288

0.4 ± 1.142

0.08 ± 0.441

.019*/.262/.196

Sexual crimes (mean ± std, n = 184)

3.51 ± 3.671

0.07 ± 0.33

2.1 ± 3.177

0 ± 0

<.001*/.046*/.069

Other crimes (mean ± std, n = 184)

0.62 ± 1.229

0.5 ± 1.577

1.6 ± 2.415

0.77 ± 4.92

.355/.246/.52

  1. p Values are depicted in the following order: (main effect of offense/main effect of pedophilia/interaction effect of offense×pedophilia)
  2. S smokers, N non-smokers, MD missing data
  3. * denotes significant results of the ANOVA with p < 0.05