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Published in final edited form as: J Dev Orig Health Dis. 2021 Sep 23;13(5):656–662. doi: 10.1017/S2040174421000544

Table 4:

Adjusted Regression Slopes (and 95% CIs) between Adult Anthropomorphic Measurements and Childhood Waist Size Trajectory Group Posterior Probabilities

Waist Circumference Waist Circumference Index
Age Range (N = # of
subjects; T = # of
repeated measures)
Group 1 (Low WC) p-value Age Range (N = # of
subjects; T = # of
repeated measures)
Group 1 (Low WCI) p-value Group 2 (Medium WCI) p-value
Mean Change (and 95% CIs) in Body Mass Index for Between 0- and 1-Valued Group Posterior Probabilities
20-29 (N = 334; T = 939) −6.82 (−8.00, −5.65) <0.0001 20-29 (N = 312; T = 858) −11.98 (−14.05, −9.91) <0.0001 −6.98 (−9.15, −4.82) <0.0001
30-39 (N = 199; T = 573) −6.80 (−8.69, −4.90) <0.0001 30-39 (N = 182; T = 524) −8.81 (−13.53, −4.09) 0.0003 −4.44 (−9.33, 0.45) 0.0752
40-49 (N = 98; T = 176) −3.19 (−7.36, 0.98) 0.1313 40-49 (N = 83; T = 150) −0.74 (−8.03, 6.54) 0.8393 4.32 (−3.39, 12.02) 0.2671
50-59 (N = 53; T = 98) −1.95 (−6.03, 2.13) 0.3413 50-59 (N = 39; T = 66) −1.73 (−6.43, 2.97) 0.4563 0.22 (−4.74, 5.19) 0.9267
60-69 (N = 51; T = 155) 0.26 (−5.28, 5.81) 0.9251 60-69 (N = 37; T = 119) 4.04 (−4.74, 12.81) 0.3626 7.61 (−1.54, 16.76) 0.1019
Mean Change (and 95% CIs) in Waist Circumference Index (WC/Height) for Between 0- and 1-Valued Group Posterior Probabilities
20-29 (N = 263; T = 681) −11.01 (−12.92, −9.10) <0.0001 20-29 (N = 263; T = 681) −21.01 (−24.18, −17.83) <0.0001 −12.51 (−15.85, −9.17) <0.0001
30-39 (N = 141; T = 330) −9.91 (−13.16, −6.65) <0.0001 30-39 (N = 141; T = 330) −22.28 (−31.15, −13.40) <0.0001 −14.61 (−23.76, −5.45) 0.0019
40-49 (N = 94; T = 138) −3.69 (−9.99, 2.61) 0.2438 40-49 (N = 79; T = 112) −2.57 (−13.12, 7.98) 0.6231 4.89 (−6.38, 16.16) 0.3833
50-59 (N = 53; T = 98) −1.81 (−8.04, 4.42) 0.5613 50-59 (N = 39; T = 66) −3.17 (−11.27, 4.93) 0.4285 −0.46 (−9.01, 8.09) 0.9130
60-69 (N = 51; T = 152) 1.04 (−6.98, 9.06) 0.7976 60-69 (N = 37; T = 118) 4.79 (−9.10, 18.69) 0.4944 11.73 (−2.75, 26.22) 0.1110
Mean Change (and 95% CIs) in Fat Free Mass Index (FFM/Height) for Between 0- and 1-Valued Group Posterior Probabilities
20-29 (N = 238; T = 530) −2.52 (−3.16, −1.89) <0.0001 20-29 (N = 238; T = 530) −4.75 (−5.98, −3.52) <0.0001 −2.78 (−4.06, −1.50) <0.0001
30-39 (N = 137; T = 311) −2.42 (−3.45, −1.40) <0.0001 30-39 (N = 137; T = 311) 0.32 (−4.33, 4.97) 0.8921 2.51 (−2.20, 7.22) 0.2942
40-49 (N = 38; T = 60) −2.27 (−5.04, 0.50) 0.1038 40-49 (N = 38; T = 60) −104.49 (−193.97, −15.00) 0.0242 −103.23 (−193.33, −13.13) 0.0267
50-59 (N = 22; T = 29) Estimated G matrix not PD 50-59 (N = 13; T = 14) Estimated G matrix not positive definite
60-69 (N = 50; T = 137) −0.55 (−2.47, 1.38) 0.5745 60-69 (N = 37; T = 108) 0.34 (−2.44, 3.12) 0.8074 1.73 (−1.16, 4.63) 0.2360
Mean Change (and 95% CIs) in Percentage Body Fat for Between 0- and 1-Valued Group Posterior Probabilities
20-29 (N = 256; T = 642) −9.17 (−11.50, −6.84) <0.0001 20-29 (N = 256; T = 642) −14.94 (−19.60, −10.28) <0.0001 −7.27 (−12.14, −2.39) 0.0036
30-39 (N = 137; T = 317) −6.15 (−9.68, −2.62) 0.0007 30-39 (N = 137; T = 317) −8.62 (−25.48, 8.24) 0.3144 −4.06 (−21.12, 13.00) 0.6392
40-49 (N = 87; T = 122) −1.80 (−7.10, 3.50) 0.4954 40-49 (N = 73; T = 99) 2.64 (−6.14, 11.42) 0.5416 4.87 (−4.60, 14.35) 0.2999
50-59 (N = 49; T = 88) −0.27 (−5.72, 5.18) 0.9199 50-59 (N = 35; T = 56) 1.66 (−7.42, 10.74) 0.7078 2.54 (−6.96, 12.05) 0.5837
60-69 (N = 51; T = 149) −0.82 (−7.48, 5.84) 0.8073 60-69 (N = 37; T = 117) 2.74 (−8.51, 13.99) 0.6288 7.75 (−3.95, 19.45) 0.1913
Mean Change (and 95% CIs) in Total Body Fat for Between 0- and 1-Valued Group Posterior Probabilities
20-29 (N = 238; T = 530) −12.45 (−14.99, −9,91) <0.0001 20-29 (N = 238; T = 530) −19.43 (−24.40, −14.46) <0.0001 −9.63 (−14.82, −4.44) <0.0001
30-39 (N = 137; T = 311) −12.05 (−16.25, −7.84) <0.0001 30-39 (N = 137; T = 311) −7.10 (−27.13, 12.92) 0.4847 1.20 (−19.17, 21.47) 0.9072
40-49 (N = 38; T = 60) −5.41 (−17.07, 6.24) 0.3458 40-49 (N = 38; T = 60) −35.42 (−447.12, 376.28) 0.8597 −31.56 (−446.08, 382.97) 0.8757
50-59 (N = 22; T = 29) 4.55 (−12.45, 12.55) 0.5471 50-59 (N = 13; T = 14) 9.35 (. , .) 7.85 (. , .)
60-69 (N = 50; T = 139) −1.51 (−10.94, 7.92) 0.7508 60-69 (N = 37; T = 110) 9.76 (−6.47, 26.00) 0.2346 16.37 (−0.55, 33.29) 0.0577