Table 3 General linear model of prenatal anxiety predicting infant left amygdala volumes at 3 months.

From: The association between prenatal maternal anxiety, infant brain volumes, and temperament during the COVID-19 pandemic

Parameter

B

Std. Error

95% Lower CI

95% Higher CI

P value

Prenatal Perceived Stress

0.171

1.7475

−3.254

3.596

0.922

Prenatal Objective Hardship

−0.835

0.7204

−2.247

0.577

0.247

Prenatal Anxiety

−5.919

2.4640

−10.748

−1.089

0.016

Prenatal Depression

−3.455

14.6026

−32.075

25.166

0.813

Prenatal Anxiety * Depression

0.174

0.2303

−0.278

0.625

0.451

Female sex

13.045

22.3163

−30.694

56.784

0.559

Parent education

14.617

10.5437

−6.049

35.282

0.166

Gestational age at birth

0.135

8.2609

−16.056

16.326

0.987

TCV

0.001

0.0003

0.001

0.002

<0.001

  1. Education: highest education obtained, units 1 = “Less than high school diploma”, 2 = “High school diploma”, 3 = “College/trade school”, 4 = “Undergraduate degree”, 5 = “Masters degree”, 6 = “Doctoral degree”, N = 89 participants included in the model.
  2. CI confidence interval, TCV total cerebral volumes.
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