Table 3.

Multiple regression analyses to identify predictors of newborn %FM in the overall group, and in boys and girls separately (mother-offspring pairs, n=209)

Variables	β	SE	95% CI	Pr2	p-value
Overall Group (n=209)
Maternal %FM	0.14	0.03	0.07, 0.20	0.0803	<0.001
Maternal race
Caucasian	Reference
Non-Caucasian	1.61	0.64	0.34, 2.87	0.0304	0.014
Newborn sex
Male	Reference
Female	0.95	0.46	0.04, 1.87	0.0209	0.041
GWG (kg)	0.16	0.06	0.04, 0.27	0.0342	0.009
Gestational age (weeks)	0.63	0.27	0.10, 1.17	0.0265	0.021
Delivery mode
Vaginal Induced	Reference
C-section	1.21	0.61	0.01, 2.40	0.0197	0.048
Vaginal	1.54	0.59	0.37, 2.70	0.0330	0.010
Feeding mode at age 2 weeks
Formula or mixed-fed	Reference
Exclusively breastfed	1.15	0.50	0.16, 2.15	0.0257	0.023
Stratified by Sex
Girls (n=94)
Maternal %FM	0.13	0.05	0.03, 0.22	0.0711	0.008
Delivery mode
Vaginal Induced	Reference
C-section	0.95	0.96	−0.96, 2.87	0.0095	0.325
Vaginal	2.22	0.99	0.25, 4.18	0.0277	0.028
Feeding mode
Formula or mixed-fed	Reference
Exclusively breastfed	1.32	0.77	−0.21, 2.84	0.0284	0.090
Boys (n=115)
Maternal %FM	0.11	0.04	0.02,0.20	0.0515	0.0157
Maternal race
Caucasian	Reference
Non-Caucasian	2.02	0.93	0.18, 3.86	0.0409	0.0317
Gestational age (weeks)	0.64	0.34	−0.03,1.32	0.0312	0.0615

%FM=percent fat mass, GWG=gestational weight gain, SE=standard error, Pr²=square partial correlation