TABLE 4.

Pearson association (r) between BMI (SDS) and metabolic variables for the ‘Very Preterm’ and ‘Term’ groups

	Very Preterm (n = 77)		Term (n = 43)
	BMI (SDS)		BMI (SDS)
	Unaj.	Adj. a	Unaj.	Adj. a
Abdominal circumference (SDS)	.23*	–	.52**
Glycaemia (mg/dl)	NS	NS	NS	NS
HDL‐C (mg/dl)	NS	NS	NS	NS
TG (mg/dl)	.33**	.36**	NS	NS
SBP (percentile)	.24*	.29*	.34*	NS
DBP (percentile)	NS	NS	NS	NS
TG/HDL ratio	.37**	.39**	NS	NS
HOMA‐IR	.44***	.42***	.45**	.36*
QUICKI	−.42***	−.39**	NS	NS
PsiMS	.45***	.46***	.53**	.50**

p values *<.05; **<.01; ***<.001

Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure (systolic and/or diastolic); HDL‐C, high‐density lipoprotein cholesterol; HOMA‐IR, homeostatic model assessment; NS, not significant; PsiMS, Pediatric Simple Metabolic Syndrome score; QUICKI, Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index; TG, triglyceride.

^a After controlling for abdominal circumference (SDS).