Table 2 Associations between birth weight z-score and grip strength (Newton) in young Swedish males born at-term between 1973–1976.

From: Birth weight and grip strength in young Swedish males: a longitudinal matched sibling analysis and across all body mass index ranges

 

Crude

Adjusteda

Estimate (B)

95% confidence interval

Estimate (B)

95% confidence interval

Full-cohort

BW Z-score

17.4

17.0, 17.9

17.7

17.2, 18.2

 

Crude c

Adjusted b,c

Estimate (B)

95% confidence interval

Estimate (B)

95% confidence interval

Within-families cohort

BW Z-score

13.9

10.7, 17.0

13.4

10.1, 16.6

  1. Abbreviations: BW indicates Birth Weight.
  2. aAdjusted for: parity, maternal age, maternal diabetes, maternal hypertension, cesarean section, conscription office and highest parental education.
  3. bAdjusted for: same as above, excluding highest parental education.
  4. c5,385 families.
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