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. 2009 Apr 16;38(3):724–732. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyp168

Table 4.

Conditional growth analyses of next-generation birthweight according to parental weight gain in childhood

Regression coefficient for next-generation birthweight (g) and 95% CI
Mother
Father
Crude Adjusted# Crude Adjusted#
Weight at 20 months minus P = 0.01& P = 0.02& P = 0.37& P = 0.33&
    predicted weight (Z-score) 63.2 (15.0 to 111.4) 61.8 (11.2–112.4) 34.4 (−41.5 to 110.3) 36.8 (−39.7 to 113.3)
Weight at 42 months minus P = 0.93$ P = 0.86$ P = 0.64$ P = 0.62$
    predicted weight (Z-score) 2.2 (−45.8 to 50.2) −4.4 (−52.7 to 43.9) 17.6 (−57.3 to 92.5) 19.0 (−56.1 to 94.1)

#Adjusted for family income, maternal schooling, maternal smoking during pregnancy and breastfeeding duration.

&Also adjusted for birthweight.

$Also adjusted for birthweight and weight residual at 20 months.