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Table 2 Impact of isolation housing on aggressive behaviour post-SxAT in male Wistar rats

From: Social isolation induces sexually aggressive behaviour in male Wistar rats

Behavioural parameter (s)

Model coefficients

Estimate

Standard error

t value

Pr(>|t|)

Forced mounting duration

Isolated housing condition

34.355

13.817

2.486

0.0243*

Pre-SxAT forced mounting duration

0.966

2.790

0.346

0.7338

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT forced mounting duration

-1.436

2.852

-0.503

0.6216

Threats duration

Isolated housing condition

8.606

20.829

0.413

0.6850

Pre-SxAT threats duration

-3.689

3.750

-0.984

0.3400

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT threats duration

3.362

3.775

0.891

0.3860

Keep down duration

Isolated housing condition

52.137

29.267

1.781

0.0938

Pre-SxAT keep down duration

-0.144

3.659

-0.039

0.9691

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT keep down duration

0.300

3.673

0.082

0.9359

Offensive grooming duration

Isolated housing condition

88.970

26.699

3.332

0.0042

Pre-SxAT offensive grooming duration

-0.852

0.942

-0.905

0.3788

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT offensive grooming duration

0.099

1.078

0.092

0.9277

Attacks duration

Isolated housing condition

66.082

53.442

1.237

0.2340

Pre-SxAT attacks duration

1.420

1.756

0.808

0.4310

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT attacks duration

-1.396

1.776

-0.786

0.4430

Latency to attack

Isolated housing condition

-248.079

75.477

-3.287

0.0047**

Pre-SxAT latency to attack

-0.257

0.224

-1.144

0.2694

Isolated housing condition x pre-SxAT latency to attack

0.185

0.470

0.394

0.6986

  1. Regression analyses assessed the influence of housing in isolation (ISM vs. GHSM, n = 10/group) on aggressive behaviours following the SxAT. Housing condition (isolation or group-housed), the specific behaviour measured in the resident intruder paradigm conducted before the SxAT (pre-SxAT), and their interaction were assessed as predictors for each parameter. The estimate, standard error, t-value, and p-value are provided, along with symbols indicating statistical significance levels are provided for each coefficient. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01