Table 2

Regression coefficients (Math) showing the association between birth weight score and blood lipid and lipoprotein levels by sex after controlling for age, pubertal stage, socioeconomic status, gestational age, body mass index and cardiorespiratory fitness

Males (n = 260)
 Females (n = 242)


Math
 P value
 Math
 P value
TC*
 0.035
 0.682
 0.073
 0.476
HDLc*
 0.134
 0.009
 0.058
 0.537
LDLc*
 -0.051
 0.549
 -0.044
 0.668
TG*
 -0.017
 0.841
 -0.06
 0.541
apoA*
 0.187
 <0.001
 -0.025
 0.784
apoB*
 -0.031
 0.723
 0.032
 0.749
Lp(a)*
 -0.085
 0.334
 0.051
 0.614
TC-HDLc
 -0.026
 0.76
 0.044
 0.668
TC/HDLc
 -0.066
 0.003
 -0.001
 0.991
apoB/apoA
 -0.113
 0.029
 0.049
 0.609

TC indicates total cholesterol; HDLc, high density liprotein cholesterol; LDLc, low density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; Apo, apolipoprotein; Lp(a), lipoprotein a.

*Analyses were performed on log transformed data.

Ruiz et al. BMC Medical Genetics 2008 9:98   doi:10.1186/1471-2350-9-98