Table 3 Total effect (TE) of being born male on biomarkers at 44–45, NCDS-58 cohort (N = 17,272)
From: Explaining biological differences between men and women by gendered mechanisms
Female | Original scale | Z-scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (sd) | TE | 95%CI | TE | 95%CI | |||
Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 120.5 (15.5) | + 12.45 | [11.77 to 13.18] | + 0.75 | [0.71 to 0.79] | ||
Log (Triglycerides (g/L)) | 0.32 (0.5) | + 0.42 | [0.39 to 0.45] | + 0.70 | [0.65 to 0.75] | ||
LDL Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 3.30 (0.9) | + 0.31 | [0.25 to 0.37] | + 0.33 | [0.27 to 0.39] | ||
HbA1c (%) | 5.21 (0.6) | + 0.13 | [0.09 to 0.16] | + 0.17 | [0.13 to 0.22] | ||
Log (CRP (mg/L)) | 0.13 (1.3) | − 0.13 | [− 0.2 to − 0.05] | − 0.11 | [− 0.17 to − 0.04] | ||
Log (Cortisol (µg)) | 2.94 (0.5) | − 0.04 | [− 0.08 to − 0.01] | − 0.07 | [− 0.14 to − 0.01] | ||