Long-Term Effects of Placental Growth on Overweight and Body Composition
Table 2
Odds ratios (95% confidence interval) for overweight and regression coefficients for percent body fat and lean body mass in relation to birth weight and placental size.
Overweight*
Body fat (%)+
Lean body mass (kg)+
Birth weight (z)
1.13 (1.03 to 1.25)
0.03 (−0.26 to 0.32)
1.66 (1.36 to 1.95)
P for trend
0.01
0.8
<0.001
Ponderal index (z)
1.12 (1.01 to 1.23)
0.28 (−0.01 to 0.57)
0.40 (0.10 to 0.71)
P for trend
0.03
0.05
0.008
Placental weight (z)
1.07 (0.97 to 1.18)
0.02 (−0.28 to 0.31)
0.99 (0.69 to 1.29)
P for trend
0.2
0.9
<0.001
Max placental diam (z)
1.04 (0.94 to 1.14)
0.00 (−0.30 to 0.29)
0.64 (0.34 to 0.95)
p for trend
0.5
1.0
<0.001
Lesser placental diam (z)
1.07 (0.97 to 1.18)
0.09 (−0.20 to 0.39)
0.69 (0.39 to 1.00)
P for trend
0.2
0.5
<0.001
Placental area (z)
1.05 (0.95 to 1.15)
0.05 (−0.24 to 0.34)
0.69 (0.39 to 0.99)
P for trend
0.4
0.7
<0.001
*Odds ratios from multiple logistic regressions, including age and gender, with overweight as outcome. +Coefficients from multiple linear regressions, including age and gender, with body fat percent or lean body mass as outcome.
