Table 3. Differences in adiposity and cardiometabolic markers between the high fat mass index body composition groups in 6-year-old children.

	High FMI-High LMI (vs. High FMI-Low LMI)
	β (95% CI)	P
Adiposity markers
z-BMI	0.89 (0.45,1.32)	<0.001
z-height	0.15 (-0.50, 0.21)	0.42
Metabolic markers
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L)	-0.12 (-0.26, 0.02)	0.09
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	0.05 (-1.19,1.30)	0.93
Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (units)	0.00 (-0.27,0.26)	0.98
Metabolic syndrome risk score	0.20 (-0.91,1.31)	0.72
Fatty liver index	0.69 (-0.23,1.61)	0.14
Cardiovascular markers
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)	1.47 (-1.38,4.31)	0.31
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)	-0.98 (-2.94,0.98)	0.33

Abbreviations: FMI – fat mass index; LMI – lean mass index

Models were adjusted for ethnicity, sex, household income, maternal age, pre-pregnancy body mass index, gestational diabetes, prematurity, and size at birth.