Table 2.
Coefficients (std. err) of the bivariate correlations, obtained from separate regression of the indicators presented in the first column on each instrumental variable.
| Mother's BMI | Child's fat mass, age 9 | FTO | MC4R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Girla | −0.001 | −0.000 | 0.010 | −0.034* |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.013) | (0.018) | |
| Birth weight | 7.718*** | 1.905* | 11.596 | −41.152** |
| (1.227) | (1.057) | (14.280) | (20.038) | |
| Older siblings (0, 1, 2 or more) | 0.004*** | 0.001 | −0.015 | 0.005 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.019) | (0.027) | |
| Younger siblings (0, 1, 2 or more) | −0.003** | −0.002 | 0.030* | 0.025 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.017) | (0.024) | |
| Ln (income) | −0.003*** | −0.003*** | 0.010 | −0.006 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.012) | (0.016) | |
| Mother's education | −0.011*** | −0.010*** | 0.023 | 0.012 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.023) | (0.033) | |
| Grandmother's education | −0.008*** | −0.006*** | −0.001 | 0.032 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.020) | (0.028) | |
| Grandfather's education | −0.009*** | −0.007*** | 0.072*** | 0.023 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.020) | (0.029) | |
| Raised by natural fathera | 0.001** | −0.001* | −0.002 | 0.018** |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.006) | (0.008) | |
| Father's social class | 0.015*** | 0.007*** | −0.084** | −0.056 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.033) | (0.047) | |
| Mother's age | −0.002 | −0.003** | −0.007 | −0.024 |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.024) | (0.033) | |
| Mother works PT, at 21 monthsa | 0.001 | −0.001 | −0.008 | 0.018 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.013) | (0.018) | |
| Mother works FT, at 21 monthsa | 0.001 | −0.000 | 0.003 | −0.030*** |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.008) | (0.011) | |
| Partner is employed, 21 monthsa | −0.000 | 0.000 | −0.009 | 0.013 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.007) | (0.010) | |
| IMD | 0.107*** | 0.145*** | 0.376 | −0.752 |
| (0.026) | (0.027) | (0.359) | (0.499) | |
| Mother smoked during pregnancya | 0.000 | 0.003*** | −0.008 | 0.002 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.010) | (0.014) | |
| Mother drank alcohol during pregnancya | 0.000 | −0.001 | 0.002 | −0.023 |
| (0.001) | (0.001) | (0.013) | (0.018) | |
| Intensity of breastfeeding | −0.016*** | −0.015*** | 0.047 | 0.119*** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.032) | (0.044) | |
| Mother's ‘locus of control’ | 0.095*** | 0.102*** | 0.364 | 0.319 |
| (0.018) | (0.018) | (0.250) | (0.345) | |
| Mother's CCEI | 0.028** | 0.027* | 0.136 | 0.473* |
| (0.014) | (0.014) | (0.187) | (0.262) | |
| Mother's EPDS | −0.005 | 0.007 | 0.070 | 0.185 |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.119) | (0.166) | |
| Mother's teaching score | −0.002 | −0.001 | 0.004 | −0.068** |
| (0.002) | (0.002) | (0.024) | (0.034) | |
| Interest in child's development | −0.000 | −0.000 | 0.005 | 0.005 |
| (0.000) | (0.000) | (0.005) | (0.007) | |
| Parent's activity score | −0.017** | −0.004 | −0.042 | 0.213 |
| (0.009) | (0.009) | (0.115) | (0.168) | |
| Number of observations | 3001 | 3001 | 3001 | 3001 |
Binary indicators.
p < 0.10.
p < 0.05.
p < 0.01.