Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression of telomere length as a predictor for obesity at 9 years including sugar-sweetened beverages (n=90, total number of observations = 153) (San Francisco included from birth between 2006–7)

Variable	Odds ratio	95% confidence interval
Birthweight (kg)	2.33	0.83–6.52
Gender (male)	0.79	0.31–2.00
Telomere length measurements at 4 and 5 years (T:S)	0.36	0.11–1.15
Exclusive breastfeeding at 4–6 weeks	1.19	0.42–3.27
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI (kg/m2)	1.08	0.99–1.18
Maternal age (years)	0.95	0.86–1.04
Education(≥high school diploma)	0.29	0.08–0.99
Sugar-sweetened beverages at 5 years ≥4 or more time a week	3.91	1.06–14.45