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. 2011 Jun 1;32(18):2297–2303. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr147

Table 2.

Hazard ratios for coronary heart disease according to neonatal measurements and mother's height

Neonatal measurement All mothers
Mother's height ≤ 160 cm
Mother's height > 160 cm
HR (95% CI) Cases/men HR (95% CI) Cases/men HR (95% CI) Cases/men
Ponderal index (kg/m3)
 ≤25 1.5 (1.1–1.9) 165/1386 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 95/814 1.7 (1.2–2.5) 70/572
 −26.5 1.4 (1.1–1.8) 183/1570 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 115/884 1.4 (0.9–2.0) 68/686
 −28.5 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 204/2024 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 109/1091 1.4 (1.0–2.1) 95/933
 >28.5 1.0 (baseline) 99/1252 1.0 (baseline) 58/647 1.0 (baseline) 41/605
P for trend <0.001 0.01 0.007

Placental weight (kg)
 ≤0.55 1.2 (1.0–1.6) 151/1378 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 100/857 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 51/521
 −0.65 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 208/2107 0.9 (0.7–1.3) 111/1185 1.3 (0.9–1.9) 97/922
 −0.75 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 190/1660 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 112/872 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 78/788
 >0.75 1.0 (baseline) 105/1120 1.0 (baseline) 56/548 1.0 (baseline) 49/572
P for trend 0.1 0.5 0.1

Placental area (cm2)
 ≤225 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 168/1389 1.0 (0.8–1.3) 100/827 1.5 (1.1–2.1) 68/562
 −255 0.9 (0.8–1.2) 159/1679 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 92/954 1.1 (0.8–1.6) 67/725
 −295 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 174/1589 1.0 (0.7–1.3) 96/866 1.4 (1.0–1.9) 78/723
 >295 1.0 (baseline) 152/1585 1.0 (baseline) 91/799 1.0 (baseline) 61/786
P for trend 0.1 0.6 0.08

Length minus breadth (cm)
 ≤1 1.0 (baseline) 184/1972 1.0 (baseline) 103/1110 1.0 (baseline) 81/862
 −2 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 181/1758 1.2 (0.9–1.6) 103/954 1.0 (0.7–1.4) 78/804
 −3 1.3 (1.0–1.6) 126/1023 1.2 (0.9–1.7) 66/561 1.3 (0.9–1.8) 60/462
 >3 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 162/1489 1.4 (1.1–1.9) 107/821 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 55/668
P for trend 0.02 <0.001 0.8

Placental/birthweight (%)
 ≤16.5 1.0 (baseline) 119/1322 1.0 (baseline) 73/719 1.0 (baseline) 46/603
 −18.5 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 189/1780 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 109/972 1.3 (0.9–1.9) 80/808
 −20.5 1.1 (0.9–1.4) 166/1583 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 99/882 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 67/701
 >20.5 1.2 (1.0–1.5) 180/1580 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 98/889 1.4 (1.0–2.0) 82/691
P for trend 0.5 0.8 0.2

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.