Table 6. Adjusted regression coefficients for metabolic cardiovascular risk factors at 23 years according to type of delivery.
| Regression coefficients comparing subjects born by caesarean section in relation to vaginal delivery (95% confidence interval) |
p-value for interaction in confounder-adjusted models | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MALES |
FEMALES |
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| Crude | Adjusted for confounders# | Adjusted for confounders + BMI | Crude | Adjusted for confounders# | Adjusted for confounders + BMI | ||
| Systolic blood pressure in mmHg | 1.34 (0.01; 2.67) n = 2208 | 1.30 (-0.16; 2.75) n = 1983 | 0.77 (-0.62; 2.15) n = 1948 | 0.52 (-0.73; 1.77) n = 2083 | 0.74 (-0.65; 2.14) n = 1891 | 0.16 (-1.20; 1.52) n = 1758 | 0.47 |
| Diastolic blood pressure in mmHg | 1.12 (0.05; 2.21) n = 2208 | 0.86 (-0.32; 2.04) n = 1983 | 0.50 (-0.63; 1.64) n = 1948 | 0.60 (-0.44; 1.63) n = 2083 | 0.29 (-0.87; 1.44) n = 1891 | 0.04 (-1.09; 1.18) n = 1758 | 0.47 |
| Mean arterial pressure in mmHg | 1.20 (0.09; 2.30) n = 2208 | 1.00 (-0.20; 2.21) n = 1983 | 0.59 (-0.56; 1.74) n = 1948 | 0.57 (-0.49; 1.63) n = 2083 | 0.44 (-0.75; 1.62) n = 1891 | 0.08 (-1.08; 1.24) n = 1758 | 0.45 |
| Non-fasting blood glucose in mg/dL | 0.92 (-0.66; 2.50) n = 1863 | 0.71 (-1.02; 2.44) n = 1676 | 0.74 (-0.99; 2.48) n = 1648 | -0.90 (-2.35; 0.54) n = 1869 | -0.87 (-2.50; 0.75) n = 1692 | -1.23 (-2.87; 0.42) n = 1568 | 0.13 |
| HDL cholesterol in mg/dL | 0.37 (-0.75; 1.48) n = 1918 | -0.23 (-1.44; 0.98) n = 1726 | 0.00 (-1.21; 1.23) n = 1696 | 0.65 (-0.71; 2.01) n = 1906 | -1.70 (-3.16; -0.24) n = 1731 | -1.39 (-2.86; 0.07) n = 1607 | 0.6 |
| Log- Triglycerides in mg/dL | 1.04 (0.98; 1.10) n = 1918 | 1.01 (0.95; 1.07) n = 1726 | 1.00 (0.94; 1.05) n = 1696 | 1.02 (0.97; 1.07) n -1906 | 1.00 (0.95; 1.06) n = 1731 | 0.99 (0.94; 1.05) n = 1607 | 0.63 |
| Log -C reactive protein | 0.98 (0.87; 1.10) n = 1839 | 0.93 (0.82; 1.06) n = 1656 | 0.90 (0.79; 1.01) n = 1628 | 1.14 (0.99; 1.33) n = 1252 | 1.20 (1.01; 1.41) n = 1143 | 1.13 (0.96; 1.34) n = 1111 | 0.07 |
| Waist circumference in cm | 1.44 (0.49; 2.38) n = 2172 | 0.74 (-0.25; 1.73) n = 1950 | -0.20 (-1.24; 0.84) n = 1934 | 0.56 (-0.54; 1.67) n = 1757 | 0.02 | ||
| Body mass index in kg / m2 | 0.70 (0.32; 1.08) n = 2173 | 0.37 (-0.03; 0.77) n = 1951 | 0.27 (-0.19; 0.73) n = 1935 | 0.47 (-0.02; 0.96) n = 1758 | 0.19 | ||
| Fat mass over height2 in kg/m2 | 0.26 (0.12; 0.40) n = 2197 | 0.17 (0.01; 0.33) n = 1775 | |||||
| Fat free mass over height2 | 0.37 (0.15; 0.58) n = 2197 | 0.13 (-0.11; 0.38) n = 1775 | |||||
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Adjusted for: Family income at birth, maternal schooling at birth, household assets index in childhood, maternal skin color, birth order, maternal age, maternal prepregnancy weight, maternal height, maternal smoking during pregnancy, birthweight, and family income in early adulthood.