Table 2.
Regression results on the association between maternal cortisol level and birth weight, weight for length at birth (n = 230).
| Exposure variable | Birth weight/low birth weight (β/OR (95% CI)) |
WLZ score/lower weight for length (β/OR (95% CI)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Adjusted | Univariate | Adjusted | |
| Cortisol (continuous) | 0.01 (−0.02, 0.04) | 0.01 (−0.01, 0.01) | 0.01 (−0.03, 0.04) | 0.01 (−0.05, 0.03) |
| Cortisol (percentiles) Low (<25th percentile) = ref | ||||
| Moderate | 1.13 (0.42, 3.04) | 1.02 (0.37, 2.85) | NA | NA |
| High | 1.32 (0.36, 4.81) | 1.48 (0.38, 5.73) | NA | NA |
| Cortisol (mean cut-off) Low (≤17.66 μg/L) = Ref | ||||
| High (>17.66 μg/L) | 1.78a (0.99, 3.18) | 2.28a (1.21, 4.32) | 1.97a (1.01, 3.82) | 2.16a (1.07,4.35) |
β-Coefficient, OR-odds ratio.
The adjusted covariates are Gestational age, gender, maternal age, parity, BMI, and gestational age at delivery.
a
Denotes p-value <0.05.