Table 7

Multiple regression analysis of predictors of boys and girls skeletal size and fat components. Only factors with p < 0.1 are shown.

Covariate

B

SE

t

p

R²

Boys skeletal size

0.278

Gestation

0.372

0.044

8.5

<0.001

Maternal Skeletal Size

0.215

0.053

4.1

<0.001

Paternal Skeletal Size

0.148

0.053

2.8

0.005

Maternal Smoking

-0.406

0.151

-2.7

0.008

Parity (primip)

-0.211

0.102

-2.1

0.04

Girls' Skeletal Size

0.428

Gestation

0.354

0.036

9.7

<0.001

Maternal Skeletal Size

0.266

0.044

6.0

<0.001

Paternal Skeletal Size

0.169

0.045

3.7

<0.001

Maternal Glucose

0.414

0.137

3.0

0.003

Maternal Smoking

-0.301

0.139

-2.2

0.03

Parity (Primip)

-0.170

0.090

-1.9

0.06

Boys Fat

0.158

Parity (Primip)

-0.461

0.110

-4.2

<0.001

Maternal Smoking

-0.646

0.164

-3.9

<0.001

Maternal Skeletal Size

-0.141

0.057

-2.4

0.02

Maternal Glucose

0.322

0.158

2.0

0.04

Maternal Fat

0.107

0.059

1.8

0.07

Girls' Fat

0.189

Maternal Fat

0.302

0.057

5.3

<0.001

Maternal Glucose

0.476

0.171

2.78

0.006

Parity

-0.283

0.113

-2.5

0.01

Data sorted according to t value to show strongest associations first. B is the regression coefficient. SE is the standard deviation for the regression coefficient.

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