Table 5.
Odds ratios (OR [95% CI]) of having high cardiovascular health (CVH) based on Life’s Essential 8 with respect to perinatal characteristics among 305 children aged 4–7 years in the Healthy Start pre-birth cohort.
| OR (95% CI)a of having high CVH during early childhoodb | |
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| Maternal and child sociodemographic characteristics | |
| Maternal age, per 1 year | 1.02 (0.96, 1.07) |
| Race/ethnicity | |
| Non-Hispanic White | 1.00 (Reference) |
| Hispanic | 0.72 (0.33, 1.59) |
| Non-Hispanic Black | 0.65 (0.26, 1.62) |
| Non-Hispanic Other | 0.62 (0.14, 2.83) |
| Type 3 P-valueb | 0.69 |
| Maternal education level | |
| Less than high school | 1.00 (Reference) |
| Some college/associate degree | 1.51 (0.68, 3.35) |
| College | 1.62 (0.64, 4.12) |
| Graduate school | 1.62 (0.60, 4.38) |
| P-trend | 0.48 |
| Child sex | |
| Female | 1.00 (Reference) |
| Male | 1.14 (0.69, 1.88) |
| Child’s age, per 1 year | 1.58 (1.04, 2.42) |
| Maternal perinatal characteristics | |
| Maternal pre-pregnancy weight status | |
| BMI <25 kg/m2 | 1.41 (0.83, 2.37) |
| BMI ≥25 kg/m2 | 1.00 (Reference) |
| Maternal prenatal behaviors | |
| Maternal diet quality during pregnancy | |
| Low quality (HEI ≤57) | 1.00 (Reference) |
| High quality (HEI >57) | 1.90 (1.12, 3.21) |
Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; HEI: healthy eating index; OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval
a
From a multivariable logistic regression model comprising for all variables in table as predictors.
b
CVH score of 80 to <100.