Table 3.
GEE analysis of the associations between maternal and cord blood adiponectin levels and the anthropometric parameters and their changes from birth during the first year of life
| Maternal blood APN | Cord blood APN | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (×10−2) | SE (×10−2) | P | β (×10−2) | SE (×10−2) | P | |
| Weight-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | 1.35 | 0.83 | 0.107 | 0.63 | 0.29 | 0.030 |
| Model 2 | 1.63 | 0.81 | 0.044 | 0.36 | 0.28 | 0.199 |
| Height-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | 2.48 | 1.04 | 0.017 | 0.52 | 0.32 | 0.105 |
| Model 2 | 2.59 | 1.05 | 0.013 | 0.19 | 0.32 | 0.560 |
| BMI-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | −0.27 | 0.72 | 0.709 | 0.59 | 0.28 | 0.034 |
| Model 2 | 0.33 | 0.70 | 0.641 | 0.44 | 0.27 | 0.110 |
| Changes in weight-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | 2.62 | 1.02 | 0.010 | −0.68 | 0.35 | 0.048 |
| Model 2 | 1.92 | 0.99 | 0.051 | −0.67 | 0.34 | 0.047 |
| Changes in height-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | 2.77 | 1.28 | 0.030 | −0.55 | 0.34 | 0.099 |
| Model 2 | 2.09 | 1.29 | 0.105 | −0.50 | 0.33 | 0.120 |
| Changes in BMI-for-age Z score | ||||||
| Model 1 | 1.78 | 1.07 | 0.090 | −0.65 | 0.41 | 0.112 |
| Model 2 | 1.19 | 1.02 | 0.244 | −0.62 | 0.41 | 0.128 |
Model 1: Adjusted by sex and time
Model 2: Adjusted by sex, time, maternal age, gestation age, prepregnancy BMI, weight gain in pregnancy, maternal education, parity, history of miscarriage and mode of delivery