TABLE 5.
PREDICTORS OF BMI Z SCORE AND WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AT 14 YEARS (N=95)a
| Independent Variables | BMI Z SCORE Beta (95% CI) |
Waist Circumference Beta (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics, Maternal BMI | ||
| Race (Black) | −0.024 (−0.332, 0.283) | −3.525 (−8.045, 0.995) |
| Gender (male) | −0.395 (−0.674, −0.115)** | −2.266 (−6.368, 1.837) |
| ZSES | 0.013 (−0.159, 0.185) | −1.217 (−3.748, 1.314) |
| Maternal b | 0.055 (0.028, 0.081)† | 0.754 (0.368, 1.140)† |
| Gendera Maternal BMI | −0.045 (−0.078, −0.011)** | −0.775 (−1.264, −0.286)** |
| Birth and Perinatal Factors | ||
| Z-birth weight | --- | --- |
| Gestational age | --- | --- |
| Preeclampsia | --- | --- |
| Hyperalimentation | --- | --- |
| Total neonate risk factors | --- | --- |
| Change Z-WT from birth to 40 weeks | --- | --- |
| Intermediate Growth (Change in WT z score) | ||
| 40 weeks to 8 months | 0.411 (0.305, 0.517)† | 4.245 (2.692, 5.798)† |
| 8 months to 8 years | 0.537 (0.424, 0.649)† | 5.934 (4.284, 7.585)† |
| 8 years to 14 years | 0.616 (0.433, 0.799)† | 6.286 (3.597, 8.974)† |
| R-square | 0.6931 | 0.5692 |
**
p<0.01
†
p<0.001
a
Biologic mothers and their ELBW children
b
Maternal BMI was centered at its overall mean