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Table 2 Correlations of newborn weight change (in first 96 h) and cardio-metabolic risk factors z-scores in childhood

From: Newborn weight change and childhood cardio-metabolic traits – a prospective cohort study

 

4 years

7 years

Glucose

LDL-C

TG

Waist circumf.

SBP

DBP

Glucose

LDL-C

TG

Waist circumf.

SBP

DBP

 

NWC

0.015

0.041

0.014

−0.015

0.071

0.057

0.025

0.007

0.046

0.044

0.108

−0.020

4 years

Glucose

1

0.039

0.036

0.151**

0.039

0.019

0.266***

0.081

0.049

0.090

0.096

0.062

LDL-C

1

0.053

0.031

0.041

−0.027

0.015

0.667***

0.042

−0.032

− 0.044

− 0.007

TG

1

0.053

0.047

0.086

−0.119*

0.064

0.295***

0.047

−0.043

−0.002

Waist circumf.

1

0.226***

0.344***

0.091

−0.007

0.133*

0.776***

0.160**

0.097

SBP

1

0.369***

0.033

−0.007

0.000

0.207***

0.367***

0.307***

DBP

1

0.033

−0.028

−0.013

0.242***

0.164**

0.175**

7 years

Glucose

1

0.098

0.089

0.090

0.154**

0.116*

LDL-C

1

0.120*

−0.020

0.047

0.078

TG

1

0.135*

0.024

0.015

Waist circumf.

1

0.262***

0.172**

SBP

1

0.554***

DBP

1

  1. Abbreviations: DBP diastolic blood pressure, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol, NWC newborn weight change, SBP systolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides
  2. *p < 0.05
  3. **p < 0.01.
  4. ***p < 0.001.