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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Obes. 2017 Dec 22;8(2):88–94. doi: 10.1111/cob.12233

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