Table 4.
Lowest Third Birth Weight | Middle Third Birth Weight | Highest Third Birth Weight | |
---|---|---|---|
Current smoker | 0.77 (0.09) | 0.89 (0.14) | 0.87 (0.13) |
n = 23 | n = 24 | n = 26 | |
Ex-smoker | 0.85 (0.12) | 0.86 (0.12) | 0.86 (0.12) |
n = 83 | n = 81 | n = 91 | |
Never smoked | 0.84 (0.12) | 0.85 (0.13) | 0.85 (0.10) |
n = 51 | n = 67 | n = 49 | |
p = 0.04 (p = 0.18 adjusted) |
Figures given are mean femoral neck BMD (g/cm2) with standard deviations in parentheses. The p-values given are for the interaction between current smoker and birth weight, with and without adjusting for age, BMI, dietary calcium and social class.