Table 3. Statistics for regression models for adult height and birth weight and hearing, vision and cognitive function in adulthood and 4-year change in function.
| 3a. Function in adulthood | 3b. 4-year change in function | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | Birth weight | Height | Birth weight | |
| Hearing | β | β | β | β |
| Height / Birth weight | -0.06*** | -0.01** | -0.02 | 0.02 |
| Sex | 0.00 | -0.02*** | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Age | 0.18*** | 0.22*** | 0.04* | 0.05* |
| Townsend Quintile | 0.09*** | 0.06*** | 0.03 | 0.07** |
| Education level | 0.06*** | 0.05*** | 0.04* | 0.04 |
| Smoking | 0.01** | -0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 0.02*** | 0.02*** | 0.01 | 0.00 |
| Diabetes | 0.04*** | 0.02*** | 0.03 | -0.04 |
| Hypertension | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Cholesterol | 0.02*** | 0.02*** | -0.01 | 0.01 |
| Maternal smoking | -0.05*** | -0.03*** | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Vision | ||||
| Height / Birth weight | -0.06*** | -0.01* | -0.03 | 0.02 |
| Sex | -0.07*** | -0.08*** | 0.01 | 0.03 |
| Age | 0.21*** | 0.23*** | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Townsend Quintile | 0.07*** | 0.06*** | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Education level | 0.07*** | 0.07*** | 0.03 | 0.05 |
| Smoking | -0.01 | -0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 0.01** | 0.01 | -0.03 | -0.05 |
| Diabetes | 0.03*** | 0.03*** | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Hypertension | 0.01** | 0.01* | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cholesterol | -0.01 | -0.01 | -0.03 | -0.04 |
| Maternal smoking | -0.01*** | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.04 |
| Reaction time | ||||
| Height / Birth weight | -0.05*** | -0.01*** | -0.01 | 0.01 |
| Sex | -0.08*** | -0.09*** | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| Age | 0.26*** | 0.29*** | -0.06*** | -0.06*** |
| Townsend Quintile | 0.07*** | 0.06*** | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Education level | 0.06*** | 0.06*** | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Smoking | 0.01*** | 0.00 | 0.01 | 0.02 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 0.02*** | 0.01*** | -0.02 | -0.02 |
| Diabetes | 0.03*** | 0.02*** | 0.00 | 0.02 |
| Hypertension | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Cholesterol | 0.01*** | 0.01*** | 0.03* | 0.02 |
| Maternal smoking | -0.04*** | -0.03*** | -0.01 | 0.00 |
| Fluid IQ | ||||
| Height / Birth weight | 0.12*** | 0.03*** | -0.01 | -0.03 |
| Sex | 0.06*** | 0.07*** | 0.00 | -0.01 |
| Age | 0.02*** | 0.00 | -0.02 | 0.02 |
| Townsend Quintile | -0.09*** | -0.06*** | 0.06*** | 0.07** |
| Education level | -0.34*** | -0.35*** | 0.14*** | 0.15*** |
| Smoking | -0.01* | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | -0.02*** | -0.02*** | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Diabetes | -0.03*** | -0.02*** | 0.02 | 0.00 |
| Hypertension | -0.02*** | -0.02*** | 0.00 | 0.01 |
| Cholesterol | -0.01*** | -0.01* | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Maternal smoking | 0.03*** | 0.01** | -0.01 | -0.02 |
β is the standardised coefficient from the multiple regression model.
***p < 0.001,
**p < 0.01,
*p < 0.05.