Table 5.

Multiple regression analysis showing the association between parental %FM measured early in pregnancy with offspring plasma growth hormone levels at age 2 years.

Growth Hormone	β	SE	95% CI	Pr2	p-value
Girls (n=30)
Paternal %FM	−0.08	0.03	−0.13, −0.02	0.23	0.008
Maternal %FM	0.06	0.02	0.01, 0.11	0.19	0.017
Boys (n=37)
Paternal %FM	−0.04	0.02	−0.07, −0.01	0.14	0.023
Maternal %FM	−0.01	0.01	−0.03, 0.02	0.01	0.564
IGF-1
Girls
Paternal %FM	0.35	0.77	−1.23–1.93	0.01	0.651
Maternal %FM	1.42	0.69	−0.01–2.84	0.14	0.051
Boys
Paternal %FM	1.23	0.45	0.03–2.16	0.19	0.011
Maternal %FM	0.02	0.37	−0.67–0.71	0.00	0.946
IGFBP-3
Girls
Paternal %FM	0.00	0.03	−0.05–0.06	0.00	0.889
Maternal %FM	0.03	0.02	−0.02–0.08	0.07	0.181
Boys
Paternal %FM	0.01	0.02	0.02–0.05	0.02	0.388
Maternal %FM	0.00	0.01	−0.02–0.03	0.00	0.855

%FM= percent fat mass, IGF-1= Insulin-like growth factor 1, IGFBP-3= Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3, SE=standard error; Pr²=square partial correlation.