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Table 2. Crude and adjusted linear regression analysis illustrating effect of first-born status on metabolic and body composition parameters.

	Unadjusted B (±95%CI)	Adjusted B (±95%CI)
Height(cm)	0.81 (0.24; 1.38)*p = 0.01*	0.71 (0.15; 1.26)*p = 0.01*
Weight(kg)	1.35 (0.28; 2.43)*p = 0.01*	2.16 (1.08; 3.24)*p = 0.001*
Fat Mass/Height²(kg/m²)	0.15 (0.01; 0.28)*p = 0.03*	0.23 (0.09; 0.37)*p = 0.001*
Fat Free Mass/Height² (kg/m²)	0.12 (−0.08; 0.32)p = 0.24	0.31 (0.10; 0.52)*p = 0.004*
Fat Mass/Fat Free Mass	0.01 (0.001; 0.01)*p = 0.01*	0.01 (0.003; 0.01)*p = 0.001*
Body Mass Index(kg/m²)	0.23 (−0.08; 0.55)p = 0.15	0.53 (0.19; 0.86)*p = 0.002*
Systolic blood pressure(mmHg)	−0.29 (−1.48; 0.91)p = 0.64	−0.33 (−1.62; 0.95)p = 0.61
Diastolic blood pressure(mmHg)	0.39 (−0.62; 1.40)p = 0.45	0.28 (−0.80; 1.36)p = 0.61
Total Cholesterol(mmol/L)	0.07 (0.005; 0.13)*p = 0.03*	0.06 (−0.006; 0.13)p = 0.08
HDL Cholesterol(mmol/L)	0.0002 (−0.02; 0.02)p = 0.98	0.001 (−0.02; 0.02)p = 0.94
LDL Cholesterol(mmol/L)	0.05 (0.0007; 0.11)p = 0.05	0.04 (−0.02;0.10)p = 0.22
Triglycerides(mmol/L)	0.03 (−0.01; 0.07)p = 0.21	0.05 (0.002; 0.10)*p = 0.04*
Metabolic risk z-score	0.06 (0.01; 0.11)*p = 0.01*	0.08 (0.03; 0.13)*p = 0.001*

B = regression coefficient for first-borns; ±95CI = 95% Confidence Interval.

Significant p values are shown in bold.

Brazilian cohort: Analysis was adjusted for family income; maternal education; household wealth score, breastfeeding for at least six months, maternal smoking during pregnancy, maternal weight at the beginning of the pregnancy, maternal height, and subject smoking at 18 years.

The calculation of the metabolic risk z-score is described in the methods section.