Table 1

Descriptive statistics and statistical parameters characterizing the PNA phenotype (Fig. 1)

Mean ± SEM for age at VO, body mass at VO and AGD
PropertyVEHPNA
Age at vaginal opening (d)31.7 ± 0.527.6 ± 0.7
Body mass (g) at vaginal opening13.8 ± 0.312.1 ± 0.4
AGD (mm)4.9 ± 0.15.7 ± 0.1
PropertyUnpaired, two-tailed Student’s t testMean difference (PNA-VEH)Effect size r2
Age at vaginal opening (d)t(4.986), df = 34; p < 0.0001Diff [Cl, −5.824, −2.451]
−4.138 ± 0.8299
r2 = 0.4223
AGD (mm)t(5.124), df = 23; p < 0.0001Diff [Cl, 0.8206, 0.1601]
0.8206 ± 0.160
r2 = 0.5331
PropertyMann–Whitney U testTwo-tailed p-value
Body mass (g) at vaginal openingU = 55p = 0.0006
Mean ± SEM days per estrous cycle stage
Cycle stageVEHPNA
Estrus5.2 ± 0.34.5 ± 0.7
Diestrus6.4 ± 0.39.2 ± 0.8
Proestrus2.4 ± 0.20.1 ± 0.1
Propertyχ2 test
Estrous cycle stage distributionχ2 = 36.1672, n = 425, df= 2, p = 0.000000014
EstrusDiestrusProestrus
Std. residual0.35780123.7716655.7238930
Fisher’s exact test; Bonferroni adjustedp = 1.0p = 0.000573p < 0.00005
  • Bold indicates p < 0.05.