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Table 3 Simple and multiple linear regression models considering the association between type of delivery and BMI z-score in school-aged children in Ribeirao Preto and Sao Luis, Brazil

From: Cesarean section and increased body mass index in school children: two cohort studies from distinct socioeconomic background areas in Brazil

Variable

Ribeirao Preto

Sao Luis

Unadjusted LC

Adjusted LC

Unadjusted LC

Adjusted LC

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

(95% CI)

Type of delivery

    

Vaginal

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00

Cesarean

0.43 (0.24 to 0.62)

0.31 (0.11 to 0.51)

0.32 (0.15 to 0.51)

0.28 (0.08 to 0.49)

  1. LC, Linear coefficient; CI, Confidence interval.
  2. Models adjusted for maternal schooling (collected at delivery and follow-up), maternal smoking during pregnancy, duration of breastfeeding, newborn gender, birth weight and gestational age, type of school and, only in Sao Luis, pre-pregnancy maternal weight.
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Nutrition Journal

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