Table 1.

Estimated correlation coefficient for the relationship between Gompertz slope of a cohort and the level of infant mortality experienced by the same cohort

	Excess Mortality From Ages X = 40, 50, 60, and 70
	Births With Barker: 10 %		Births With Barker: 20 %		Births With Barker: 30 %		Births With Barker: 40 %
	1.5	4.0	1.5	4.0	1.5	4.0	1.5	4.0
Age 40
Barker	−.99	.91	−.99	.93	−.99	.93	−.99	.93
Background	−.09	−.09	−.09	−.09	−.09	−.09	−.09	−.09
Age 50
Barker	−.97	.95	−.98	.97	−.99	.97	−.99	.99
Background	.28	.28	.28	.28	.28	.28	.28	.28
Age 60
Barker	−.84	.97	−.93	.98	−.96	.98	−.97	.99
Background	.11	.11	.11	.11	.11	.11	.11	.11
Age 70
Barker	.89	.96	.75	.97	.08	.98	−.71	.98
Background	.16	.16	.16	.16	.16	.16	.16	.16

Note: Values are computed from Fig. 3.