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Table 2 Observed covariance and correlation table for age adjusted EA and BMI

From: Intergenerational transmission of body mass index and associations with educational attainment

 

Offspring BMI (male/female)

Offspring EA (male/female)

Paternal BMI

Maternal BMI

Paternal EA

Maternal EA

Offspring BMI (male/female)

9.298/13.268

-0.791/-0.965

1.804/2.264

1.927/3.432

-0.405/-0.434

-0.269/-0.416

Offspring EA (male/female)

-0.154/-0.173

2.796/2.329

-0.384/-0.436

-0.837/-0.410

0.860/0.629

0.597/0.651

Paternal BMI

0.183/0.192

-0.071/-0.088

10.492

3.277

-0.606

-0.583

Maternal BMI

0.143/0.213

-0.112/-0.061

0.228

19.630

-1.402

-1.050

Paternal EA

-0.073/-0.065

0.279 /0.225

-0.102

-0.173

3.350

1.509

Maternal EA

-0.055/-0.071

0.220/0.265

-0.112

-0.147

0.512

2.593

  1. Upper triangle, covariance. Lower triangle: correlation. Diagonal: variance
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, EA Educational attainment