Table 1.

Unstandardized regression coefficients (β) and SEM showing the association between birth weight and abdominal fat deposition indexes in adolescents

	Model 1 (n = 284)			Model 2 (n = 258)			Model 3 (n = 258)			Model 4 (n = 252)
	β	SEM	P	β	SEM	P	β	SEM	P	β	SEM	P
Trunk FMI (kg/m2)	−0.317	0.158	0.045	−0.129	0.047	<0.001	−0.210	0.048	<0.001	−0.204	0.050	<0.001
Abdominal R1 FMI (kg/m2)	−0.055	0.032	0.091	−0.037	0.014	0.009	−0.045	0.015	0.002	−0.044	0.015	0.004
Abdominal R2 FMI (kg/m2)	−0.090	0.043	0.036	−0.060	0.017	0.001	−0.059	0.018	0.001	−0.055	0.019	0.004
Abdominal R3 FMI (kg/m2)	−0.104	0.048	0.031	−0.069	0.020	0.001	−0.069	0.020	0.001	−0.067	0.021	0.002
Waist (cm)*	0.001	0.007	0.916	0.007	0.004	0.128	−0.001	0.003	0.735	0.001	0.004	0.831
Waist-to-height ratio	−0.015	0.007	0.031	−0.008	0.004	0.070	−0.011	0.004	0.008	−0.012	0.004	0.010
Subscapular SFT (mm)†	−1.387	0.534	0.001	−1.601	0.467	0.001	−1.7744	0.490	<0.001	−1.711	0.512	0.001

Model 1, birth weight adjusted for gestational age; model 2, adjustments for model 1 plus total body fat; model 3, adjustments for model 2 plus sex, breast-feeding duration, pubertal stage, and physical activity; model 4, adjustments for model 3 plus SES (mother's and father's educational levels). Data in bold are statistically significant (P < 0.05).

*Analysis was performed on log-transformed data.

†Birth weight controlling also for tricipital skinfold thickness. SFT, skinfold thickness.