Table 4 Logistic regression associations between maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and children’s mental problems at 11 years of age.
Outcome—SDQ | Any difficulty | Emotional symptoms | Conduct problems | Hyperactivity/ inattention | Peer relationship problems | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | ||||||
Maternal pre-pregnancy BMI | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted | Crude | Adjusted |
All | p = 0.016 | p = 0.034 | p = 0.363 | p = 0.492 | p = 0.121 | p = 0.050 | p = 0.038 | p = 0.121 | p < 0.912 | p = 0.953 |
< 18.5 | 1.85 (1.1, 3.21) | 1.72 (0.97, 3.04) | 1.41 (0.84, 2.37) | 1.38 (0.82, 2.34) | 1.50 (0.81, 2.77) | 1.37 (0.73, 2.58) | 1.17 (0.66, 2.08) | 1.09 (0.60, 1.97) | 1.23 (0.65, 2.31) | 1.14 (0.60, 2.16) |
18.5–24.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25.0–29.9 | 0.97 (0.77, 1.22) | 1.04 (0.81, 1.32) | 1.01 (0.83, 1.22) | 1.01 (0.82, 1.23) | 1.20 (0.96, 1.52) | 1.32 (1.03, 1.68) | 0.74 (0.60, 0.93) | 0.79 (0.63, 0.99) | 1.03 (0.82, 1.29) | 1.05 (0.83, 1.34) |
≥ 30 | 1.38 (1.05, 1.81) | 1.42 (1.06, 1.91) | 1.17 (0.92, 1.50) | 1.14 (0.88, 1.47) | 1.33 (1.00, 1.78) | 1.42 (1.04, 1.93) | 1.04 (0.79, 1.36) | 1.09 (0.82, 1.45) | 1.0 (0.79, 1.43) | 1.05 (0.77, 1.44) |
Boys | p = 0.134 | p = 0.201 | p = 0.556 | p = 0.590 | p = 0.102 | p = 0.055 | p = 0.101 | p = 0.205 | p = 0.847 | p = 0.841 |
< 18.5 | 1.88 (0.90, 3.92) | 1.73 (0.81, 3.67) | 1.32 (0.64, 2.74) | 1.30 (0.62, 2.71) | 1.46 (0.63, 3.36) | 1.32 (0.56, 3.12) | 1.32 (0.65, 2.68) | 1.22 (0.59, 2.52) | 1.11 (0.49, 2.56) | 1.08 (0.46, 2.51) |
18.5–24.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25.0–29.9 | 1.14 (0.85, 1.53) | 1.18 (0.87, 1.61) | 0.86 (0.65, 1.13) | 0.85 (0.64, 1.13) | 1.44 (1.07, 1.95) | 1.56 (1.13, 2.16) | 0.74 (0.56, 0.98) | 0.77 (0.58, 1.03) | 0.88 (0.65, 1.19) | 0.87 (0.63, 1.19) |
≥ 30 | 1.42 (0.98, 2.05) | 1.41 (0.95, 2.09) | 1.02 (0.71, 1.47) | 0.98 (0.67, 1.42) | 1.27 (0.85, 1.91) | 1.33 (0.85, 2.06) | 1.08 (0.77, 1.52) | 1.09 (0.76, 1.57) | 0.97 (0.65, 1.45) | 0.97 (0.64, 1.48) |
Girls | p = 0.046 | p = 0.080 | p = 270 | p = 0.234 | p = 0.252 | p = 0.250 | p = 0.404 | p = 0.589 | p = 0.339 | p = 0.448 |
< 18.5 | 1.80 (0.77, 4.22) | 1.70 (0.71, 4.07) | 1.52 (0.72, 3.19) | 1.43 (0.67, 3.04) | 1.55 (0.63, 3.80) | 1.48 (0.59, 3.72) | 0.92 (0.32, 2.64) | 0.85 (0.29, 2.48) | 1.02 (0.42, 2.49) | 1.41 (0.52, 3.80) |
18.5–24.9 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
25.0–29.9 | 0.75 (0.51, 1.09) | 0.82 (0.56, 1.22) | 1.18 (0.90, 1.54) | 1.21 (0.91, 1.61) | 0.94 (0.66, 1.35) | 1.03 (0.71, 1.49) | 0.73 (0.50, 1.07) | 0.81 (0.55, 1.19) | 1.27 (0.95, 1.69) | 1.33 (0.92, 1.93) |
≥ 30 | 1.36 (0.90, 2.05) | 1.46 (0.94, 2.28) | 1.33 (0.95, 1.86) | 1.38 (0.97, 1.97) | 1.40 (0.93, 2.12) | 1.51 (0.97, 2.34) | 1.04 (0.67, 1.61) | 1.12 (0.70, 1.79) | 1.28 (0.89, 1.84) | 1.21 (0.75, 1.95) |
