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Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2012 Dec 20;162(5):906–11.e1-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.10.060

Table VII.

Association between birth weight quintiles and CIMT in the CHS CIMT study subsamples

Difference in IMT	Subsample A ^*: normal weight by gestational age,^† n = 562			Subsample B^*: term born, ^‡ n = 531
Difference in IMT	CIMTd	95% CI	P value	CIMTd	95% CI	P value
Birth weight quintiles
1: 709 – 3005 g	0.0034	−0.010 to 0.017	.62	0.0084	−0.004 to 0.021	.18
2: 3010 – 3317 g	0.0017	−0.009 to 0.013	.76	0.0047	−0.007 to 0.016	.42
3: 3320 – 3544 g	Reference			Reference
4: 3545 – 3830 g	0.0060	−0.005 to 0.017	.27	0.0087	−0.003 to 0.020	.13
5: 3840 – 5216 g	0.0137	0.002–0.025	.02	0.0122	0.001–0.024	.04

NWA, normal weight for gestational age.

Adjusted for child’s age at CIMT scan, sex, BMI, systolic blood pressure, asthma status, race/ethnicity, delivery mode, maternal pregnancy complications, income, and study area.

^†

Based on intrauterine growth curves by Olsen et al.²⁰

^‡

Children born between 37 and 41 gestational weeks.