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. 2016 Mar 15;2016:7474192. doi: 10.1155/2016/7474192

Table 3.

Spearman correlations between prenatal 25(OH)D and cord blood 25(OH)D.

r p
All children 0.75 <0.001

Baby is Black 0.65 <0.001
Baby is White 0.87 <0.001

Baby is firstborn 0.78 <0.001
Baby is not firstborn 0.75 <0.001

Winter birth 0.81 <0.001
Nonwinter birth 0.74 <0.001

Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D <40 ng/mL 0.71 <0.001
Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D ≥40 ng/mL 0.65 <0.001

Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D <20 ng/mL 0.29 0.004
Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D ≥20 ng/mL 0.73 <0.001

Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D <15 ng/mL 0.16 0.22
Maternal prenatal 25(OH)D ≥15 ng/mL 0.77 <0.001

Maternal BMI at 1st prenatal visit <30 kg/m2 0.78 <0.001
Maternal BMI at 1st prenatal visit ≥30 kg/m2 0.78 <0.001

Maternal BMI at 1st prenatal visit <35 kg/m2 0.79 <0.001
Maternal BMI at 1st prenatal visit ≥35 kg/m2 0.70 <0.001

Preterm birth (<37 weeks) 0.54 0.015
Full term birth (≥37 weeks) 0.77 <0.001

Low birth weight (≤2500 g) 0.43 0.08
Not low birth weight (>2500 g) 0.77 <0.001

Baby born vaginally 0.78 <0.001
Baby born via c-section 0.71 <0.001

Mother is atopic 0.73 <0.001
Mother is not atopic 0.78 <0.001