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Table 2 Univariate regression analysis (95% CI) of lipid and glucose metabolism with potential mediators

From: Socioeconomic inequalities in lipid and glucose metabolism in early childhood in a population-based cohort: the ABCD-Study

 

Cholesterol

HDL-C

LDL-C

Log(triglycerides)

Glucose

Log(C-peptide)

Insulin resistance

Age

0.09 (0.00 – 0.18) **

0.10 (0.06 – 0.13) ****

0.14 (0.06 – 0.22)

0.01 (−0.01 – 0.04)

0.14 (0.08 – 0.21) ****

−0.10 (−0.12 - -0.09) ****

−0.15 (−0.19 - - 0.10) ****

Sex (reference: boys)

0.19 (0.12 – 0.26) ****

−0.02 (−0.05 – 0.01)

0.24 (0.17 – 0.30) ****

0.06 (0.04 – 0.08) ****

−0.13 (−0.18 - -0.08) ****

0.02 (0.01 – 0.03) ***

0.01 (−0.02 – 0.05)

Height in meters

−0.33 (−0.99 – 0.33) *

0.15 (−0.15 – 0.45)

−0.03 (−0.66 – 0.60)

−0.01 (−0.19 – 0.18)

1.20 (0.73 – 1.68) ****

−0.13 (−0.25 – -0.00) **

−0.07 (−0.37 – 0.22)

Size at birth (reference: AGA)

       

SGA

0.06 (−0.11 – 0.22)

0.08 (0.01 – 0.16) **

−0.04 (−0.19 – 0.12)

0.01 (−0.04 – 0.05)

−0.02 (−0.14 – 0.10)

−0.01 (−0.04 – 0.02)

0.00 (−0.07 – 0.07)

LGA

−0.12 (−0.22 - -0.01) **

−0.04 (−0.09 – 0.01)

−0.10 (−0.20 – 0.00) *

−0.01 (−0.04 – 0.02)

0.01 (−0.06 – 0.09)

0.01 (−0.01 – 0.03)

0.04 (0.00 – 0.09) *

Maternal BMI

0.00 (−0.01 – 0.01)

0.00 (−0.01 – 0.00)

0.01 (−0.00 – 0.02) *

0.00 (−0.00 – 0.00)

0.01 (−0.00 – 0.02)

0.00 (−0.00 – 0.00)

0.00 (−0.01 – 0.00)

Breastfeeding duration (reference: > 3 months)

       

< 1 month

−0.02 (−0.11 – 0.07)

−0.04 (−0.08 – 0.00)

0.00 (−0.09 – 0.09)

0.02 (−0.00 – 0.05) *

−0.01 (−0.08 – 0.06)

0.00 (−0.01 – 0.02)

0.00 (−0.04 – 0.04)

1 – 3 months

0.08 (−0.01 – 0.17)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.05)

0.07 (−0.02 – 0.15)

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.03)

0.00 (−0.06 – 0.07)

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.01)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.05)

Childhood sdsBMI

0.01 (−0.04 – 0.06)

−0.01 (−0.03 – 0.01)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.05)

0.01 (−0.01 – 0.02)

0.05 (0.02 – 0.08) ***

0.03 (0.02 – 0.04) ****

0.04 (0.02 – 0.06) ****

Sports club member (reference: yes)

−0.01 (−0.09 – 0.07)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.04)

−0.02 (−0.09 – 0.05)

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.02)

0.05 (−0.01 – 0.10) *

−0.01 (−0.02 – 0.01)

0.00 (−0.03 – 0.04)

Walking to school (reference: > 60 min a week)

       

No

0.09 (−0.02 – 0.21)

−0.02 (−0.07 – 0.03)

0.04 (−0.07 – 0.15)

0.00 (−0.03 – 0.03)

0.01 (−0.07 – 0.09)

0.01 (−0.01 – 0.04)

0.03 (−0.02 – 0.08)

< 30 min a week

0.07 (−0.06 – 0.19)

−0.01 (−0.07 – 0.05)

0.05 (−0.07 – 0.17)

0.00 (−0.04 – 0.03)

0.00 (−0.09 – 0.09)

0.01 (−0.02 – 0.03)

0.01 (−0.05 – 0.06)

31 – 60 min a week

0.05 (−0.08 – 0.18)

−0.04 (−0.10 – 0.02)

0.03 (−0.10 – 0.16)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.05)

0.06 (−0.03 – 0.16)

0.02 (−0.01 – 0.04)

0.05 (−0.01 – 0.11)

Cycling to school (reference: > 60 min a week)

       

No

−0.04 (−0.17 – 0.09)

−0.05 (−0.10 – 0.01)

−0.07 (−0.19 – 0.05)

0.01 (−0.03 – 0.04)

−0.01 (−0.10 – 0.09)

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.03)

−0.02 (−0.07 – 0.04)

< 30 min a week

−0.06 (−0.21 – 0.09)

−0.03 (−0.10 – 0.04)

−0.07 (−0.21 – 0.07)

−0.02 (−0.06 – 0.02)

0.03 (−0.08 – 0.14)

0.00 (−0.02 – 0.03)

−0.02 (−0.09 – 0.05)

31 – 60 min a week

−0.06 (−0.22 – 0.10)

−0.01 (−0.08 – 0.07)

−0.08 (−0.23 – 0.08)

−0.01 (−0.06 – 0.03)

0.02 (−0.10 – 0.14)

0.01 (−0.02 – 0.05)

0.00 (−0.07 – 0.08)

  1. * p < 0.1; ** p <0.05; *** p < 0.01; ****p < 0.001.