Table 3.
Associations of Maternal Salivary Cortisol Concentrations in Early, Mid, and Late Gestation With Infant Adiposity Measures Before and After Adjusting for Covariates
Unadjusted |
Adjusteda |
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%BF at Birth | %BF at 6 Months | Change in % BF From 0 to 6 Months | %BF at Birth | %BF at 6 Months | Change in % BF From 0 to 6 Months | |
Maternal cortisol in early gestation (T1) | −0.040 | 0.158 | 0.174 | 0.036 | 0.054 | 0.040 |
Maternal cortisol in midgestation (T2) adjusted for T1 cortisol | 0.013 | 0.081 | 0.086 | −0.096 | −0.003 | 0.053 |
Maternal cortisol in late gestation (T3) adjusted for T1 and T2 cortisol | −0.115 | 0.187 | 0.359b | 0.129 | 0.274c | 0.379b |
Adjusted for maternal prepregnancy BMI, parity, presence of gestational diabetes during pregnancy, maternal socioeconomic status, infant birth weight, infant sex, and infant feeding status.
Significant correlations at P < 0.01.
Significant correlations at P < 0.05.