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. 2022 Mar 8;11:e71094. doi: 10.7554/eLife.71094

Table 1. Associations of offspring size and vitamin D receptor relative mRNA expression in the Southampton Women’s Survey.

Table 1—source data 1. qPCR vitamin D receptor data.

VDR mRNA expression

r p n
Size z-scores


19-week HC –0.20 0.25 58
19-week AC –0.03 0.83 58
19-week FL –0.05 0.74 58
34-week HC –0.33 0.001 59
34-week AC –0.32 0.02 59
34-week FL –0.28 0.04 59
Birth data


Placenta weight (g) –0.22 0.03 101
Birth weight (g) –0.19 0.06 102
CHL (cm) –0.22 0.03 102
DXA lean mass (g) –0.24 0.02 102
DXA fat mass (g) –0.22 0.03 102
4-year data


DXA lean mass (kg) –0.42 0.005 46
DXA fat mass (kg) –0.35 0.02 46
Weight (kg) –0.32 0.02 56

AC: abdominal circumference; CHL: crown-heel length; DXA: dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry measurements; FL: femur length; HC: head circumference; VDR: vitamin D receptor.