Table 3.
Regression results on the association between cortisol level and small for gestational age (SGA), sum of skinfold thickness, head circumference and crown rump length (n = 230).
| Exposure variable | Birth weight for gestational age/SGA (β/OR (95% CI)) |
Sum of skinfold thickness/lower skinfold thickness (β/OR (95% CI)) |
HC score/lower HC (β/OR (95% CI)) |
CRL/lower CRL (β/OR (95% CI)) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Univariate | Adjusted | Univariate | Adjusted | Univariate | Adjusted | Univariate | Adjusted | |
| Cortisol (continuous) | −0.01 (−0.02, 0.00) | −0.01 (−0.02, 0.00) | −0.01 (−0.09, 0.06) | −0.01 (−0.09, 0.07) | 0.12 (−0.02, 0.05) | 0.01 (−0.03, 0.04) | 0.006 (−0.08, 0.09) | 0.031 (−0.06,0.12) |
| Cortisol (percentiles) Low (<25th percentile) = ref | ||||||||
| Moderate | 1.57 (0.63,3.89) | 1.48 (0.58,3.75) | 1.27 (0.27, 5.83) | 1.1 (0.22,5.38) | 4.02 (0.91,17.79) | 3.65 (0.79,16.87) | 2.226 (0.28,17.55) | 1.748 (0.20,14.68) |
| High | 1.87 (0.56, 6.21) | 1.95 (0.56,6.75) | 0.5 (0.04, 5.94) | 0.46 (0.03,6.17) | 3.93 (0.70,22.15) | 3.51 (0.58,21.02) | 3.474 (0.33,36.24) | 3.861 (0.32,45.43) |
| Cortisol (mean cut-off) Low (≤17.66 μg/L) = Ref | ||||||||
| High (>17.66 μg/L) | 1.06 (0.63, 1.78) | 1.09 (0.63, 1.89) | 1.31 (0.55, 3.12) | 1.36 (0.54, 3.54) | 1.21 (0.67, 2.19) | 1.26 (0.66, 2.40) | 2.098 (0.81, 5.40) | 2.298 (0.81, 6.46) |
β-Coefficient, OR-odds ratio.
The adjusted covariates are Gestational age, gender, maternal age, parity, BMI, and gestational age at delivery.