Table 2 Study outcomes among prepubertal children separated according to gestational age at delivery. Data are means and 95% confidence intervals adjusted for all confounding factors in the multivariate models. *p < 0.05 vs late term; †p < 0.05 vs full term
Early term | Full term | Late term | |
|---|---|---|---|
n | 68 | 179 | 47 |
Auxology | |||
Height SDS | 0.61 (0.38–0.83)*† | 0.93 (0.80–1.07) | 0.94 (0.68–1.20) |
Height SDS – MPHSDS | 0.40 (0.21–0.58) | 0.27 (0.15–0.39) | 0.19 (−0.02–0.41) |
BMI SDS | −0.11 (−0.36–0.14) | −0.03 (−0.19–0.12) | −0.21 (−0.51–0.09) |
Total body fat (%) | 16.7 (15.4–18.1) | 16.8 (16.0–17.7) | 16.8 (15.2–18.5) |
Android fat to gynoid fat ratio | 0.60 (0.56–0.64) | 0.57 (0.55–0.60) | 0.58 (0.54–0.63) |
Glucose homeostasis | |||
HOMA-IR | 1.05 (0.93–1.20) | 1.06 (0.98–1.15) | 1.05 (0.91–1.22) |
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 4.78 (4.68–4.87) | 4.80 (4.74–4.86) | 4.77 (4.66–4.88) |
Fasting insulin (mU/l) | 4.98 (4.43–5.61) | 4.96 (4.62–5.34) | 4.95 (4.32–5.66) |
Lipid profile | |||
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.32 (4.15–4.49) | 4.29 (4.18–4.39)* | 4.53 (4.32–4.74) |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.33 (1.25–1.43) | 1.38 (1.33–1.43) | 1.44 (1.34–1.53) |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 0.89 (0.82–0.95) | 0.88 (0.85–0.92) | 0.95 (0.88–1.02) |
Total cholesterol to HDL-C ratio | 3.78 (3.16–3.60) | 3.32 (3.18–3.46) | 3.30 (3.04–3.56) |
Triglycerides (mmol/l) | 0.72 (0.66–0.78) | 0.72 (0.68–0.76) | 0.73 (0.66–0.81) |
