Table 4 Auxiological and epigenetic differences between donors and recipients (mean ± SEM)

Birth weight SDS

-1.45 ± 0.2

-0.64 ± 0.2

< 0.01

Birth length SDS

-1.6 ± 0.3

-0.5 ± 0.2

< 0.01

Height SDS (follow-up)

-0.8 ± 0.2

-0.3 ± 0.2

< 0.01

BMI SDS (follow-up)

-0.7 ± 0.2

-0.1 ± 0.2

< 0.01

S-COMT methylation (blood)

50.4 ± 1.4

51.6 ± 1.2

n.s.

S-COMT methylation (saliva)

36.5 ± 2.1

35.0 ± 2.2

n.s.