Table 6

Prenatal Cortisol and Offspring Health (Chronic Conditions) at Age Seven

(Dependent variable = number of chronic conditions, age seven)12
Panel A: Quintiles of Cortisol
    Top quintile prenatal cortisol0.0555
[0.0458]
0.0583
[0.106]
    Bottom quintile prenatal cortisol0.0635
[0.0446]
−0.0209
[0.103]
    Observations    363    372
    R-squared0.0660.117
Panel B: Linear Cortisol
    Free cortisol0.00118
[0.00141]
0.00530
[0.00309]
    Observations    362    371
    R-squared0.0600.144
SampleSiblingSibling
Full controlsYY
Maternal FE includedNY
  • Notes: Robust standard errors in brackets.

  • Full controls include all controls listed in Table 3, Panel A, as well as birth weight and gestation.