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Table 2.

Multivariable-adjusted correlations and associations between anthropometric parameters and PAPP-A2 concentration (pg/mL).

	All (n = 387)			Men (n = 157)			Women (n = 230)			p for difference
	Partial correlation coefficient^a	Diff. in PAPP-A2 conc. (pg/mL)^b	p-value	Partial correlation coefficient^a	Diff. in PAPP-A2 conc. (pg/mL)^b	p-value	Partial correlation coefficient^a	Diff. in PAPP-A2 conc. (pg/mL)^b	p-value	p for difference
Per unit difference in
BMI (kg/m²)	−0.11	−2.7	0.03	−0.10	−2.4	0.21	−0.11	−2.7	0.10	0.83
Weight (kg)	−0.13	−1.0	0.01	−0.09	−0.6	0.26	−0.15	−1.3	0.02	0.35
Height (cm)	−0.06	−1.0	0.24	0.01	0.1	0.95	−0.10	−1.7	0.12	0.30
Hip circumference (cm)	−0.08	−1.0	0.12	−0.07	−0.9	0.41	−0.08	−0.9	0.24	0.97
Waist circumference (cm)	−0.09	−0.8	0.10	−0.04	−0.4	0.61	−0.11	−1.1	0.10	0.46

PAPP-A2, pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2; diff., difference; conc., concentration; BMI, body mass index.

^aPartial correlation coefficient between PAPP-A2 concentration and anthropometric measures while adjusting for age (continuously), pretest and sex (where appropriate). ^bSeparate linear regression models for each anthropometric parameter adjusted for age (continuously), pretest and sex (where appropriate).