Descriptive statistics and statistical parameters characterizing the PNA phenotype (Fig. 1)
| Mean ± SEM for age at VO, body mass at VO and AGD | ||
|---|---|---|
| Property | VEH | PNA |
| Age at vaginal opening (d) | 31.7 ± 0.5 | 27.6 ± 0.7 |
| Body mass (g) at vaginal opening | 13.8 ± 0.3 | 12.1 ± 0.4 |
| AGD (mm) | 4.9 ± 0.1 | 5.7 ± 0.1 |
| Property | Unpaired, two-tailed Student’s t test | Mean difference (PNA-VEH) | Effect size r2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age at vaginal opening (d) | t(4.986), df = 34; p < 0.0001 | Diff [Cl, −5.824, −2.451] −4.138 ± 0.8299 | r2 = 0.4223 |
| AGD (mm) | t(5.124), df = 23; p < 0.0001 | Diff [Cl, 0.8206, 0.1601] 0.8206 ± 0.160 | r2 = 0.5331 |
| Property | Mann–Whitney U test | Two-tailed p-value |
|---|---|---|
| Body mass (g) at vaginal opening | U = 55 | p = 0.0006 |
| Mean ± SEM days per estrous cycle stage | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cycle stage | VEH | PNA |
| Estrus | 5.2 ± 0.3 | 4.5 ± 0.7 |
| Diestrus | 6.4 ± 0.3 | 9.2 ± 0.8 |
| Proestrus | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 0.1 ± 0.1 |
| Property | χ2 test |
|---|---|
| Estrous cycle stage distribution | χ2 = 36.1672, n = 425, df= 2, p = 0.000000014 |
| Estrus | Diestrus | Proestrus | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Std. residual | 0.3578012 | 3.771665 | 5.7238930 |
| Fisher’s exact test; Bonferroni adjusted | p = 1.0 | p = 0.000573 | p < 0.00005 |
Bold indicates p < 0.05.