Aorta Structural Alterations in Term Neonates: The Role of Birth and Maternal Characteristics
Table 6
Multivariate correlation analysis between neonatal antero-posterior abdominal aorta diameter (APAO) and main maternal and neonatal variables considered.
Coefficient
Standard error
value
Model 1
Maternal variables
Maternal age
−0.006
0.023
0.808187
BMI-after
0.018
0.029
0.538889
Height
0.031
0.020
0.119716
Smoke
0.337
0.283
0.239169
CVD familiarity
0.022
0.180
0.901925
Diabetes familiarity
−0.169
0.150
0.264693
Dyslipidaemia familiarity
0.051
0.212
0.810230
Hypertension familiarity
−0.051
0.205
0.803890
Eclampsia
−0.019
0.531
0.970903
Total pregnancies
−0.188
0.157
0.237714
Type of delivery (spontaneous/caesarean)
−0.218
0.220
0.324930
Model 2
Neonatal variables
Gestational age
0.053
0.117
0.651170
Length
−0.029
0.059
0.632319
Weight
0.000
0.000
0.553384
Head circumference
−0.051
0.111
0.649230
PT-INR
0.105
0.174
0.548517
D-dimers
0.001
0.000
0.010114
Fibrinogen
−0.001
0.003
0.827094
Total cholesterol
−0.049
0.055
0.375519
HDL-cholesterol
0.029
0.055
0.594972
LDL-cholesterol
0.055
0.058
0.347597
Triglycerides
0.009
0.012
0.441564
Glycemia
−0.004
0.007
0.518465
Insulin
−0.048
0.090
0.593545
HOMA index
0.153
0.498
0.759908
APAO: anteroposterior abdominal aorta diameter; BMI: body mass index; CVD: cardiovascular diseases; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; HOMA: homeostatic model assessment; LDL: low-density lipoproteins; PT-INR: prothrombin time-international normalized ratio.
