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Table 2 Analysis of correlation of independent and dependent variables of children and parents

From: Association between breastfeeding, parents’ body mass index and birth weight with obesity indicators in children

Variables

BMI

(kg/m2)

Body

fat (%)

WC

(cm)

Breastfeeding

(month)

Maternal BMI (kg/m2)

Paternal BMI (kg/m2)

Birth

weight (g)

BMI (kg/m2)

1.00

0.921*

0.900*

-0.132*

0.320*

0.173*

0.165*

Body fat (%)

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1.00

0.834*

-0.112*

0.308*

0.198*

0.161*

WC (cm)

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-----

1.00

-0.097*

0.271*

0.153*

0.164

Breastfeeding (month)

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-----

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1.00

0.054

0.014

0.155*

Maternal BMI (kg/m2)

-----

-----

-----

-----

1.00

0.189*

0.095

Paternal BMI (kg/m2)

-----

-----

-----

-----

-----

1.00

0.109

Birth weight (g)

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1.00

  1. BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference.
  2. *p < 0.05 in the Pearson correlation.