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Table 2 Statistics on length, weight, head circumference and BMI at follow-up of offspring from women with GDM

From: Low breastfeeding rates and body mass index in Danish children of women with gestational diabetes mellitus

 

Compared to WHO reference

Compared to Danish reference

Estimate

95%-CI

 

p-value

Estimate

95%-CI

p-value

At age appr. 5 weeks

Length

        
 

Boys

0.61

0.33

0.89

<0.001***

0.19

-0.06

0.44

0.14

 

Girls

0.68

0.30

1.05

0.001**

0.37

0.02

0.72

0.04*

Weight

        
 

Boys

-0.17

-0.39

0.55

0.14

-0.26

-0.48

-0.05

0.02*

 

Girls

-0.11

-0.40

0.17

0.42

-0.19

-0.48

0.11

0.21

Head circ.

        
 

Boys

0.07

-0.18

0.31

0.60

-0.37

-0.58

-0.16

<0.001***

 

Girls

0.12

-0.15

0.40

0.36

-0.15

-0.40

0.10

0.23

BMI

        
 

Boys

-0.71

-0.94

-0.50

<0.001***

-0.62

-0.83

-0.41

<0.001***

At age appr. 5 months

 

Girls

-0.66

-0.96

-0.36

<0.001***

-0.65

-0.99

-0.30

<0.001***

Length

        
 

Boys

0.86

0.60

1.13

<0.001***

0.52

0.27

0.76

<0.001***

 

Girls

1.17

0.87

1.47

<0.001***

0.79

0.50

1.08

<0.001***

Weight

        
 

Boys

0.29

0.06

0.52

0.01*

-0.01

-0.22

0.20

0.93

 

Girls

0.33

0.09

0.59

0.008**

0.04

-0.02

0.29

0.72

Head circ.

   

p-value

    
 

Boys

0.41

0.16

0.67

0.002**

-0.89

-0.32

0.14

0.44

 

Girls

0.42

0.12

0.72

0.007**

-0.04

-0.35

0.26

0.78

BMI

        
 

Boys

-0.27

-0.53

0.0

0.046*

-0.36

-0.61

-0.11

0.005**

 

Girls

-0.41

-0.66

-0.16

0.002**

-0.53

-0.79

-0.27

<0.001***

  1. Abbreviations: GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, 95%-CI 95 % confidence interval. Estimates are given on the standardized scale (SD-score). *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001