Table 4.

Multiple regression analyses to identify predictors of newborn %FM in the overall group, and in boys and girls separately (mother-father-offspring triads, n=136).

Variables	β	SE	95% CI	Pr2	p-value
Overall group (n=136)
Maternal %FM	0.09	0.04	0.01, 0.17	0.0399	0.022
Maternal race
Caucasian
Non-Caucasian	1.65	0.83	0.00, 3.30	0.0295	0.050
Newborn sex
Male
Female	1.16	0.55	0.08, 2.25	0.0303	0.035
GWG	0.17	0.07	0.03, 0.32	0.0407	0.015
Gestational age (weeks)	0.82	0.29	0.24, 1.40	0.0528	0.006
Stratified by Sex
Girls (n=59)
Maternal age	−0.36	0.15	−0.66, −0.07	0.0992	0.017
Family Income
≤ $60,000	Reference
> $60,000 – $90,000	2.63	1.15	0.32, 4.93	0.0846	0.026
≥ $90,000	0.9948	1.34	−1.70, 3.69	0.0089	0.462
Boys (n=77)
Maternal %FM	0.12	0.04	0.04, 0.21	0.0977	0.006
Paternal %FM	−0.09	0.04	−0.16, −0.02	0.0807	0.014
Gestational age (weeks)	1.06	0.34	0.38, 1.75	0.1159	0.003

%FM= percent fat mass, SE=standard error; Pr²=square partial correlation.