Table 4.
The associations between birthweight for gestational age status (LGA, AGA, and SGA) and blood pressure in children at age 2 years.
| Birthweight for Gestational Age | N | SBP (mmHg) | DBP (mmHg) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SD | Β (95% CI) | p Value | Mean ± SD | Β (95% CI) | p Value | ||
| Boys | |||||||
| AGA | 244 | 93.0 ± 8.1 | 61.5 ± 6.2 | ||||
| SGA | 8 | 98.5 ± 11.0 | 6.4 (0.4, 12.4) | 0.04 | 64.0 ± 6.8 | 2.9 (−1.9, 7.7) | 0.23 |
| LGA | 36 | 92.9 ± 8.1 | −1.5 (−4.4, 1.5) | 0.33 | 59.5 ± 6.1 | −2.9 (−5.2, −0.5) | 0.02 |
| Girls | |||||||
| AGA | 219 | 91.6 ± 7.2 | 61.1 ± 5.4 | ||||
| SGA | 15 | 90.5 ± 8.8 | −0.3 (−4.4, 3.8) | 0.88 | 61.8 ± 9.4 | 1.1 (−2.1, 4.3) | 0.49 |
| LGA | 36 | 94.3 ± 9.1 | 0.8 (−2.0,3.7) | 0.56 | 62.1 ± 5.9 | −0.2 (−2.4, 2.0) | 0.87 |
All models were adjusted for child age and weight for length z-score at age 2 years.