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. 2018 Aug 6;10(8):1026. doi: 10.3390/nu10081026

Table 4.

Association between prenatal maternal lipid profile and offspring’s eating behaviour at age 5.

Enjoyment of Food Food Responsiveness Satiety Responsiveness Slowness of Eating
β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI) β (95% CI)
TC (mmol/L)
Crude −0.033 * (−0.062, −0.003) 0.010 (−0.021, 0.041) 0.059 *** (0.029, 0.089) 0.050 ** (0.015, 0.085)
Adjusted 1 −0.037 * (−0.067, −0.007) 0.000 (−0.031, 0.032) 0.052 *** (0.021, 0.083) 0.048 ** (0.012, 0.084)
ApoA1 (g/L)
Crude −0.119 (−0.239, 0.001) −0.045 (−0.171, 0.081) 0.099 (−0.025, 0.222) 0.154 * (0.009, 0.299)
Adjusted 1 −0.128 * (−0.250, −0.005) −0.039 (−0.166, 0.088) 0.119 (−0.006, 0.244) 0.162 * (0.014, 0.309)
ApoB (g/L)
Crude −0.116 (−0.264, 0.031) 0.063 (−0.091, 0.217) 0.236 ** (0.085, 0.387) 0.202 * (0.024, 0.380)
Adjusted 1 −0.131 (−0.285, 0.023) 0.008 (−0.152, 0.168) 0.185 * (0.027, 0.342) 0.196 * (0.011, 0.382)
TG (mmol/L)
Crude 0.040 (−0.009, 0.090) 0.086 ** (0.034, 0.137) 0.024 (−0.027, 0.076) 0.000 (−0.060, 0.059)
Adjusted 1 0.048 (−0.003, 0.099) 0.076 ** (0.023, 0.129) 0.000 (−0.052, 0.053) −0.012 (−0.073, 0.050)
FFA (mmol/L)
Crude 0.001 (−0.156, 0.158) 0.048 (−0.116, 0.212) 0.141 (−0.020, 0.302) 0.055 (−0.134, 0.244)
Adjusted 1 −0.007 (−0.167, 0.153) −0.007 (−0.173, 0.160) 0.107 (−0.057, 0.270) 0.051 (−0.142, 0.243)

Bold text indicates a statistically significant p-value; * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001.; 1 Adjusted for: educational status, pre-pregnancy body mass index, parity, prenatal maternal anxiety, offspring’s gender, duration exclusive breastfeeding, increased infant growth, maternal weight gain since pregnancy; ApoA1: Apolipoprotein A1 (g/L); ApoB Apolipoprotein B (g/L); FFA: Free fatty acids (mmol/L); TC: Total cholesterol (mmol/L); TG: Triglycerides (mmol/L). All lipids interpolated for mean gestational age at blood sampling (90 days).