Table 3.
Results of the linear regression analyses for the relationship between birth weight and adult risk factors for CVD and DM-2
| Crude† | Adjusted ‡ | |||
| Outcome | β | 95%CI | β | 95%CI |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | 0.445 | [-0.264; 1.154] | ||
| Fat-mass (kg) | 0.962 | [-0.361; 2.285] | -0.663 | [-1.605; 0.208] |
| Fat-free mass (kg) | 2.553*** | [1.224; 3.882] | 0.714 | [-0.085; 1.513] |
| Waist circumference (cm) | 1.760 | [-0.372; 3.892] | -1.013 | [-2.253; 0.227] |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | 0.012 | [-0.005; 0.028] | 0.006 | [-0.011; 0.022] |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | -1.387 | [-4.082; 1.309] | -3.050* | [-5.626; -0.475] |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | -0.692 | [-2.445; 1.071] | -1.608 | [-3.329; 0.113] |
| Resting heart rate (b/min) | 1.941 | [-0.932; 4.815] | 1.861 | [-1.081; 4.803] |
| Low density lipoprotein (mmol/l) | -0.079 | [-0.277; 0.118] | -0.154 | [-0.351; 0.044] |
| Carotid intima-media thickness (mm) ∥ | 0.011 | [-0.012; 0.034] | 0.011 | [-0.012; 0.035] |
| Glycated hemoglobin (%) | -0.013 | [-0.109; 0.082] | -0.025 | [-0.123; 0.072] |
Data is presented as regression coefficients and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI)
CVD – cardiovascular disease; DM-2 – type 2 diabetes mellitus
† Crude, only adjusted for gender; ‡, Adjusted, further adjusted for adult body weight
* p < 0.05 *** p < 0.001
∥ also adjusted for systolic and diastolic blood pressure