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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2012 Dec 1;162(5):912–7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.044

Table V.

Mean differences (preeclampsia-normotensive, 95% CI and P values) for multivariate analyses relating preeclampsia to measures of adiposity in male adolescent offspring who were born prematurely

Model BMI, kg/m2
Abdominal circumference, cm
Triceps skinfold thickness, mm
Subscapular skinfold thickness, mm
Percent body fat
n = 77 n = 72 n = 72 n = 72 n = 72
Unadjusted 4.1 (1.5, 6.7) 0.002 12.2 (4.1, 20.2) 0.004 4.8 (0.7, 8.9) 0.02 6.4 (1.6, 11.1) 0.01 4.3 (0.1, 8.6) 0.05
Adjusted for prenatal confounders* 4.0 (1.5, 6.6) 0.002 11.8 (3.8, 19.7) 0.004 4.6 (0.6, 8.6) 0.02 6.2 (1.5, 10.9) 0.01 4.1 (−0.1, 8.3) 0.05
Prenatal confounders + Birth weight z score 4.5 (1.5, 7.4) 0.003 13.7 (4.4, 22.9) 0.004 4.5 (−0.2, 9.1) 0.058 5.8 (0.3, 11.3) 0.04 3.7 (−1.2, 8.5) 0.13
Prenatal confounders + Birth weight z score + Infancy weight gain 3.9 (0.9, 6.9) 0.01 11.6 (2.3, 20.9) 0.02 3.5 (−1.2, 8.1) 0.14 4.9 (−0.7, 10.4) 0.09 2.9 (−2.0, 7.9) 0.24
Prenatal confounders + Birth weight z score + Infancy weight gain + Childhood weight gain 1.0 (−0.7, 2.7) 0.24 2.6 (−2.4, 7.5) 0.30 −0.2 (−3.7,3.4) 0.93 0.4 (−3.8, 4.6) 0.84 −0.3 (−4.5, 3.9) 0.88
*

Prenatal confounders = antenatal steroid exposure and race.

Infancy weight gain = weight z score at 1-y corrected age–birth weight z score.

Childhood weight gain = weight z score at 14 y–weight z score at 1-y corrected age.