. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 9.

Published in final edited form as: J Bone Miner Res. 2016 Apr 22;31(10):1855–1864. doi: 10.1002/jbmr.2840

Table 4.

Associations between placental characteristics and childhood bone DXA measurements


	9.9 years			15.5 years			17.7 yrs
Placental measure	WB BA (SD)	WB BMC (SD)	WB BMD (SD)	WB BA (SD)	WB BMC (SD)	WB BMD (SD)	WB BA (SD)	WB BMC (SD)	WB BMD (SD)
	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)	B (95%CI)

Area	0.12^**	0.10^*	0.05	0.09^*	0.07	0.03	0.10	0.08	0.04
(SD)	(0.03, 0.2)	(0.01, 0.18)	(-0.04, 0.14)	(0.01, 0.18)	(-0.01, 0.16)	(-0.06, 0.11)	(0.02, 0.18)^*	(-0.001, 0.16)	(-0.04, 0.12)
Volume	0.14^**	0.12^**	0.08	0.12^**	0.09	0.02	0.04	0.02	-0.02
(SD)	(0.05, 0.23)	(0.03, 0.22)	(-0.01, 0.17)	(0.04, 0.21)	(-0.001, 0.18)	(-0.07, 0.11)	(-0.01, 0.08)	(-0.03, 0.07)	(-0.09, 0.05)

WB = Whole body minus head; BA= Bone Area; BMC = Bone Mineral Content; BMD = Bone Mineral Density; All associations adjusted for child’s gestational age at delivery, age at DXA and sex;

p<0.05;

^**

p<0.01;

^***

p<0.001