TABLE 4.

Partial correlations between birth weight or weight growth velocities in infancy and anthropometric parameters, adjusted for confounders, in adolescent boys and girls¹.

Boys	Weight (N=214) at birth2	Weight growth velocities (N=161) at:
		3 mo	6 mo	1 y	2 y	3 y	5 y
Height3	0.39***	0.19*	0.27**	0.30**	0.32***	0.32***	0.39***
BMI3	0.13	0.30**	0.18*	0.09	0.14	0.35***	0.65***
Fat mass4	0.10	0.26**	0.16*	0.07	0.12	0.31***	0.57***
Sum of skinfolds4	0.06	0.21**	0.12	0.04	0.09	0.27**	0.53***
Waist circumference4	0.09	0.23**	0.13	0.07	0.11	0.28**	0.56***
Fat-free mass4	0.12	0.29**	0.14	0.04	0.03	0.18*	0.44***
Brachial fat free mass index5	0.09	0.26**	0.09	−0.03	0.01	0.17*	0.41***

Girls	Weight (N=231) at birth2	Weight growth velocities (N=164) at:
		3 mo	6 mo	1 y	2 y	3 y	5 y
Height3	0.13	0.30**	0.34***	0.43***	0.46***	0.41***	0.37***
BMI3	0.03	0.19*	0.23**	0.19*	0.23**	0.36***	0.59***
Fat mass4	−0.02	0.24**	0.21**	0.11	0.13	0.27**	0.51***
Sum of skinfolds4	−0.09	0.17*	0.17*	0.10	0.20**	0.33***	0.53***
Waist circumference4	−0.05	0.18*	0.20**	0.18*	0.19*	0.28**	0.45***
Fat-free mass4	0.10	−0.01	0.10	0.16*	0.18*	0.25**	0.34***
Brachial fat free mass index5	−0.01	−0.01	0.10	0.14	0.07	0.12	0.25**

¹Maximum 5 missing values

²Residuals of variable adjusted for gestational age

³Residuals of variable adjusted for age and Tanner stage

⁴Residuals of variable adjusted for age, Tanner stage and height

⁵Residuals of arm circumference adjusted for age, Tanner stage, height and sum of arm skinfolds

^*P <0.05;

^**P <0.01;

^***P <0.001