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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Mar 22.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychopathol. 2008 Spring;20(2):473–491. doi: 10.1017/S0954579408000230

Table 1.

Descriptive statistics

Variable Mean SD
a.m. cortisol (μg/dl)
 Day 1 0.68 0.34
 Day 2 0.62 0.28
 Day 3 0.54 0.25
p.m. cortisol (μg/dl)
 Day 1 0.15 0.28
 Day 2 0.11 0.11
 Day 3 0.12 0.25
Age at adoption (months) 22.04 20.37
Institutional duration (months) 11.27 15.37
Preadoption neglect/abuse 1.3 0.58
Adoption Z
 Height for age −1.63 2.26
 Weight for height 0.81 1.3
Testing Z
 Height for age −0.34 1.4
 Weight for height 0.35 1.4
Age at testing (years) 9.27a 1.34
Family income 4.27b 2
Parent education (averaged) 4.92c 1.13
a

Not included in the structural equation.

b

In units of $25,000; median between 3 and 4 or $75,000–$100,000 and $100,000–$125,000.

c

4 = Associate’s degree, 5 = Bachelor’s degree.