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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jul 29.
Published in final edited form as: Open Obes J. 2011 Mar 1;3:4–8. doi: 10.2174/1876823701103010004

Table 2. Association of birth weight with fat mass index (FMI), fat-free mass index (FFMI), and trunk FMI*.

FMI FFMI Trunk FMI
Covariates ß p ß p ß p
Birth weight (g) 0.01 <0.01 <0.01 0.02 0.61 <0.01
Age (years) -0.03 0.83 0.04 0.49 -0.18 0.55
Pubertal status 0.64 0.02 0.69 <0.01 0.18 0.02
Female sex 0.21 0.52 -1.08 <0.01 0.18 0.03
AA ethnicity -0.71 0.08 0.41 0.05 -0.24 0.02
HA ethnicity 1.05 0.03 0.33 0.18 0.36 <0.01
SES -0.03 0.02 <0.01 0.56 -0.26 0.02
MVPA (min/day) -0.02 <0.01 <0.01 0.06 -0.16 0.02
*

AA = African-American; HA = Hispanic-American; SES = socioeconomic status; MVPA = moderate/vigorous physical activity