Table 1 Comparison between means of variables related to maternal care

From: Associations between parenting behavior and anxiety in a rodent model and a clinical sample: relationship to peripheral BDNF levels

Variables

Control ( n =8)

ELS ( n =9)

P -value

LG

8.06±2.02

8.73±0.73

0.630

Off the nest

44.01±5.48

35.24±2.76

0.006*

Pure contacta

5.66±2.38

7.43±2.85

0.037*

Arched-back nursing postures 1 e 2

32.86±6.97

40.76±5.85

0.001*

Arched-back nursing postures 3 e 4

11.73±4.70

11.53±4.96

0.635

  1. Abbreviation: LG, dam licking and grooming.
  2. One-way analysis of variance; litter size used as a covariable; data are expressed as mean±s.d.; *P<0.05
  3. aPercent of time spent in contact without nursing and without LG, in other words, contact of low quality.
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