Birth Weight, Current Anthropometric Markers, and High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein in Brazilian School Children

Table 3

Adjusted association between birth weight and anthropometric markers, lipid profile, glucose, HOMA-IR index, and hs-CRP in Brazilian school children ( = 612), 2013.

	SGA birth			AGA birth			LGA birth			value
		Mean	SEM		Mean	SEM		Mean	SEM
Anthropometric parameters^a
Body mass index (-score)	12	−0.65	0.39	444	0.53	0.06	102	0.88	0.14	<
Waist circumference (cm)	12	56.0	2.5	441	60.3	0.41	101	63.4	0.86
Skinfolds (mm)	12	14.6	3.4	444	19.7	0.55	101	22.7	1.17
Blood parameters^b
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	12	162.7	7.7	438	166.6	1.3	100	167.2	2.7	0.85^c
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	12	51.6	3.0	436	50.3	0.5	101	50.4	1.0	0.92^c
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	12	112.1	8.8	437	98.4	1.4	101	93.7	3.0	0.10^c
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)	12	88.7	6.9	435	96.8	1.15	100	97.9	2.4	0.45^c
Glycemia (mg/dL)	12	82.6	2.2	438	83.1	0.4	101	82.4	0.8	0.72^c
HOMA-IR	12	1.5	0.25	438	1.13	0.03	101	1.12	0.06	0.18^d
Insulin (/dL)	12	7.5	1.18	438	5.4	0.14	101	5.5	0.31	0.14^d
hs-CRP (mg/dL)	12	0.02	0.01	438	0.12	0.01	101	0.15	0.02	<

Adjusted for gender.
^bAdjusted for gender, body mass index, waist circumference, and skinfolds.
^cGeneral Linear Model—Normal Distribution.
^dNonparametric test—General Linear Model—Gamma distribution.
SEM: Standard Error Mean.
SGA: small for gestational age.
AGA: appropriate for gestational age.
LGA: large for gestational age.
HDL: high density lipoprotein.
LDL: low density lipoprotein.
HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment method for insulin resistance.
hs-CRP: high sensitivity c reactive protein.