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. 2012 Jul 27;7(7):e40905. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040905

Table 5. Regression models predicting birth weight in offspring of spouses of male participants (n = 426).

Model 1a Model 2 p Model 3 p Model 4 p Model 5 p
Father’s birth weight (kg) 127 (56) 0.024 145 (59) 0.014 132 (59) 0.017 1.13 (1.7) 0.493
Father’s gestational age at birth (weeks) −14.2 (13.1) 0.280 −16.6 (13.4) 0.215 −17.3 (13.4) 0.198
Mother’s height (cm) 8.7 (5.2) 0.094 29.0 (32.4) 0.371
Mother’s height–by-father’s birth weight −0.007 (0.01) 0.545
Model adjusted R2 0.033 0.043 0.044 0.051 0.049

Values are β (SE).

a

Base model adjusts for mother’s age, first born, born early, born late, male baby, worked during pregnancy, prenatal care during pregnancy.