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. 2020 Sep 21;3(9):e2013588. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.13588

Table 2. Factors Associated With PRS in Boys and Girls in the Study Sample.

Characteristic PRS
Low Moderate High
β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value β (95% CI) P value
Breast Tanner stage
Threat composite score 0.14 (0.06 to 0.23) .001 0.05 (−0.01 to 0.11) .08 0.05 (−0.02 to 0.12) .19
Deprivation composite score 0.09 (0.01 to 0.16) .02 0.05 (−0.01 to 0.10) .10 0.04 (−0.02 to 0.10) .23
Testicular volume
Threat composite score 0.32 (0.14 to 0.50) <.001 0.04 (−0.12 to 0.20) .63 −0.05 (−0.29 to 0.18) .66
Deprivation composite score 0.41 (0.18 to 0.63) <.001 0.08 (−0.10 to 0.27) .38 −0.02 (−0.32 to 0.27) .88
Pecentage of TL changea
Boys
Threat composite score 1.50 (0.80 to 2.21) <.001 1.09 (0.43 to 1.75) .001 0.75 (−0.43 to 1.15) .13
Deprivation composite score −0.33 (−1.18 to 0.53) .45 0.21 (−0.53 to 0.96) .58 −0.82 (−1.99 to 0.35) .17
Girls
Threat composite score 2.40 (1.78 to 3.05) <.001 1.27 (0.77 to 1.77) <.001 0.32 (−0.10 to 0.74) .14
Deprivation composite score 0.15 (−0.53 to 0.82) .67 0.15 (−0.38 to 0.69) .58 −0.05 (−0.48 to 0.39) .84
Telomere length at 1-y follow-upa,b
Boys
Threat composite score −0.02 (−0.03 to −0.01) <.001 −0.03 (−0.05 to −0.02) <.001 0.005 (−0.004 to 0.02) .28
Deprivation composite score 0.002 (−0.01 to 0.01) .68 −0.01 (−0.02 to 0.003) .23 −0.003 (−0.01 to 0.01) .61
Girls
Threat composite score −0.04 (−0.05 to −0.03) <.001 −0.02 (−0.03 to −0.01) <.001 0.001 (−0.006 to 0.008) .75
Deprivation composite score −0.001 (−0.01 to 0.01) .82 −0.003 (−0.01 to 0.003) .30 0.001 (−0.006 to 0.007) .94

Abbreviations: PRS, polygenic risk score.

a

Adjusted for age, pubertal status, body mass index, early-life factors (birth weight and gestational age), lifestyle behaviors (physical activity, consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, and sleep duration), maternal age and body mass index, and deprivation composite score.

b

Additionally adjusted for telomere length at baseline.