Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted associationsa between predictors at birth and total sedentary timeb in three birth cohorts in Pelotas, Brazil.

From: Prenatal and birth predictors of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary time in three population-based birth cohorts in Brazil

Variables

1982 Cohort (n = 2740)c

1993 Cohort (n = 3592)c

2004 Cohort (n = 2603)c

Unadjusted β (95% CI)

p

Adjusted β (95% CI)

p

Unadjusted β (95% CI)

p

Adjusted β (95% CI)

p

Unadjusted β (95% CI)

p

Adjusted β (95% CI)

p

Family income (No of minimum wages per month)

 

<0.001

 

0.009

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.005

  ≤1

−65.09 (−82.86; −47.31)

 

−28.75 (−48.23; −9.27)

 

−54.09 (−67.12; −41.05)

 

− 25.94 (−40.16; −11.72)

 

−24.49 (−39.06; −9.92)

 

−14.74 (−30.45; 0.97)

 

  1.1–3.0

−56.48 (−73.43; −39.52)

 

−28.47 (−46.63; −10.31)

 

−47.06 (−58.97; −35.15)

 

−25.63 (−38.43; −12.83)

 

−17.39 (−31.17; −3.62)

 

−9.33 (−24.05; 5.39)

 

  3.1–6.0

−36.21 (−54.21; −18.22)

 

−19.69 (−37.92; −1.46)

 

−23.86 (−36.40; 11.32)

 

−9.84 (−22.82; 3.13)

 

−8.27 (−22.67; 6.13)

 

−4.21 (−19.09; 10.66)

 

  6.1–10.0

−31.87 (−53.65; −10.09)

 

−23.44 (−44.86; −2.03)

 

−8.84 (−23.96; 6.27)

 

−2.63 (−17.63; 12.37)

 

2.03 (−15.51; 19.59)

 

2.85 (−14.98; 20.69)

 

  >10

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Maternal education (year of schooling)

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.008

  0

−41.87 (−57.74; 26.00)

 

−32.24 (−49.83; −14.65)

 

−60.41 (−80.40; −40.43)

 

−43.12 (−63.75; −22.50)

 

−52.79 (−86.17; −19.40)

 

−42.50 (−76.33; −8.67)

 

  1–4

−47.07 (−56.33; −37.82)

 

−36.12 (−47.20; −25.03)

 

−51.82 (−60.00; −43.64)

 

−36.43 (−45.74; −27.13)

 

−18.39 (−27.10; −9.67)

 

−9.53 (−19.53; 0.47)

 

  5–8

−37.21 (−45.74; −28.68)

 

−28.72 (−38.41; −19.04)

 

−34.71 (−41.81; −27.61)

 

−23.38 (−31.14; −15.62)

 

−13.40 (−19.56; −7.23)

 

−7.49 (−14.36; −0.62)

 

  9+

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Sex

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

<0.001

 

0.100

<0.001

0.007

  Male

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  Female

15.21 (8.71; 21.91)

 

14.96 (8.52; 21.40)

 

20.29 (14.42; 26.17)

 

20.64 (14.89; 26.40)

 

4.77 (−0.92; 10.46)

 

5.32 (0.43; 11.07)

 

Pre-pregnancy body mass index (kg/m2)

 

0.027

 

0.012

 

0.691

 

0.655

 

0.476

 

0.401

  <18.5

−12.23 (−26.06; 1.60)

 

−7.50 (−20.57; 5.57)

 

−9.06 (−19.79; 1.67)

 

−2.71 (−13.08; 7.67)

 

16.92 (−0.12; 33.95)

 

9.15 (−6.24; 24.55)

 

  18.5–24.9

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  25–29.9

7.97 (−1.53; 17.46)

 

9.29 (0.10; 18.48)

 

−0.67 (−8.54; 7.21)

 

−0.62 (−8.30; 7.06)

 

3.18 (−5.00; 11.36)

 

0.38 (−7.48; 8.25)

 

  ≥30

3.91 (−12.88; 20.71)

 

9.66 (−6.62; 25.94)

 

−0.06 (−14.11; 13.99)

 

2.80(−10.88; 16.48)

 

−1.77 (−12.67; 9.13)

 

−2.70 (−13.57; 8.18)

 

Birth order

 

0.028

 

0.256

 

<0.001

 

0.001

 

0.002

 

0.271

  1

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  2 or 3

−0.55 (−7.78; 6.69)

 

−0.72 (−7.87; 6.44)

 

−10.55 (−16.94; −4.17)

 

−7.66 (−13.94; −1.38)

 

−2.77 (−8.93; 3.39)

 

−0.81 (−7.19; 5.57)

 

  ≥4

−12.94 (−22.72; −3.17)

 

−6.80 (−16.93; 3.33)

 

−28.75 (−37.73; −19.78)

 

−15.05 (−24.17; −5.93)

 

−15.87 (−24.82; −6.92)

 

−6.67 (−16.60; 3.26)

 

Gestational age (weeks)

 

0.006

 

0.070

 

0.316

 

0.739

 

0.612

 

0.948

  ≥37

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  <37

−22.25 (−38.21; −6.29)

 

−14.83 (−30.89; 1.22)

 

−4.90 (−14.48; 4.68)

 

1.78 (−8.72; 12.28)

 

−2.19 (−10.65; 6.27)

 

−0.33 (−10.24; 9.58)

 

Type of delivery

 

<0.001

 

0.068

 

<0.001

 

0.146

 

<0.001

 

0.021

  Vaginal

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

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  Cesarean

16.61 (9.14; 24.08)

 

6.95 (−0.52; 14.42)

 

16.02 (9.66; 22.38)

 

4.75 (−1.65; 11.16)

 

10.56 (4.86; 16.27)

 

7.16 (1.09; 13.22)

 

Birth weight (g)

 

<0.001

 

0.261

 

<0.001

 

0.006

 

0.065

 

0.080

  <2500

−12.18 (−25.92; 1.57)

 

−2.61 (−17.16; 11.94)

 

−16.03 (−27.29; −4.78)

 

−15.81 (−28.29; −3.34)

 

−8.18 (−19.28; 2.93)

 

−8.25 (−21.60; 5.08)

 

  2500–3499

−8.19 (−15.51; −0.87)

 

−5.72 (−12.97; 1.53)

 

−7.94 (−14.72; −1.17)

 

−7.53 (−14.29; −0.77)

 

−5.71 (−12.19; 0.77)

 

−5.93 (−12.58; 0.73)

 

  ≥3500

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  1. aMutually adjusted for all variables in the table, using multiple imputations for handling missing data. bIn units minutes/day.
  2. cCohort mean age (SD) in years: 1982 cohort: 30.2 (0.2); 1993 cohort: 18.4 (0.3); 2004 cohort: 6.7 (0.3).