Associations of Prenatal Growth with Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, and Nutritional Status in Chilean Children
Figure 1
Association of perinatal variables and outcomes at 10–15 years of age, Puente Alto, Chile, 2009–2011. Association of BW with obesity ((a) P for trend <0.0001), stunting ((b) P for trend <0.0001), WC ≥ 90th percentile ((c) P for trend =0.0069), and BP ≥ 90th percentile ((d) P for trend =0.0176). Associations of BL with obesity ((e) P for trend =0.0027) and BP ≥ 90th percentile ((f) linear term, quadratic term). Associations of GA at birth with MS ((g) P for trend =0.0083), BP ≥ 90th percentile ((h) P for trend =0.0255), and TG > 110 mg/dL ((i) P for trend =0.0435). Panels (a), (c), and (e) show that, as the value of the perinatal variable increases, it also increases the prevalence of obesity or WC ≥ 90th percentile at 10–14 years of age. (b), (d), (g), (h), and (i) behave inversely; as the value of the perinatal variable increases, prevalence of stunting, BP ≥ 90th percentile, MS, or TG > 110 mg/dL decreases. Panel (f) shows a U-shaped behavior, denoting that the lowest and highest values of BL have the highest prevalence of BP ≥ 90th percentile, Puente Alto, Chile, 2009–2011. BW, birth weight; BL, birth length; GA, gestational age; WC, waist circumference; BP, blood pressure; MS: metabolic syndrome; TG, triglycerides; perc, percentile.
