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. 2013 Jun 27;8(6):e66827. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0066827

Table 5. Association of type of delivery with indicators of increased adiposity in young adults.

Indicators of increased adiposity Waist Circumference (WC) * Waist-Height Ratio (WHtR) Waist-Hip Ratio (WHR) Tricipital Skinfold (TSF) Subscapular Skinfold (SSF)
IRR (95%CI) IRR (95%CI) IRR (95%CI) § IRR (95%CI) # IRR (95%CI) #
Non-adjusted model 1.23 (1.08–1.40) 1.21 (1.07–1.37) 1.39 (1.13–1.71) 1.34 (1.03–1.74) 1.37 (1.04–1.80)
Non-adjusted model using inverse-probability weighting 1.21 (1.06–1.38) 1.20 (1.05–1.36) 1.40 (1.13–1.72) 1.36 (1.04–1.78) 1.41 (1.06–1.87)
Model adjusted for birth variables 1.22 (1.07–1.39) 1.25 (1.10–1.42) 1.45 (1.18–1.79) 1.36 (1.04–1.78) 1.43 (1.08–1.91)
Model adjusted for birth variables using inverse-probability weighting 1.20 (1.05–1.37) 1.22 (1.08–1.39) 1.42 (1.15–1.76) 1.38 (1.05–1.82) 1.44 (1.08–1.92)
*

Increased WC: ≥90 cm for men and ≥80 cm for women);

RR = Incidence rate ratio; 95%CI = 95% Confidence interval.

Increased WHtR: >0.5;

§

Increased WHR: ≥0.90 for men and ≥0.85 for women;

#

Increased TSF and SSF: >90th percentile of the study population;

Birth weight; type of delivery; sex; maternal schooling; maternal smoking during pregnancy; parity; maternal age and gestational age as a continuous variable.

Ribeirão Preto, 2002/04.