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Table 3 Stepwise multiple regression analyses of relative telomere length with PBI scores and age in males and females

From: Parental care influences leukocyte telomere length with gender specificity in parents and offsprings

 

Males

Females

 

β

t

SE

p

95% CI

β

t

SE

p

95% CI

Paternal care

0.139

2.606

0.052

0.010

0.033, 0.237

-

-

-

-

-

Paternal protection

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maternal care

-

-

-

-

-

0.195

3.076

0.060

0.002

0.067, 0.304

Maternal protection

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Age

−0.152

−2.854

0.032

0.005

−0.156, −0.029

-

-

-

-

-

Fit of model

R 2 = 0.041, p = 0.001

R 2 = 0.038, p = 0.002

  1. 95% CI = 95% confidence interval, PBI; Parental Bonding Instrument, SE = standard error, “-”; not significant.