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Table 4 The results of regression analyses for the relationship between birth ponderal index and femininity measurements, controlled for pregnancy week at birth, BMI, and sex steroids levels. Bolded results are statistically significant (N = 165)

From: Birth size and morphological femininity in adult women

 

β

SD (β)

t(159)

p

Model 1 (dependent variable – fWHR)

F(5,159) = 4.38, p < 0.001, adj. r2 = 0.09

Ponderal index at birth

−0.11

0.07

−1.51

0.13

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.10

0.07

−1.36

0.17

BMI

0.32

0.08

4.27

< 0.001

E2

0.02

0.08

0.28

0.78

tT

0.03

0.07

0.43

0.66

Model 2 (dependent variable – facial SD)

F(5,159) = 2.93, p = 0.01, adj. r2 = 0.05

Ponderal index at birth

−0.09

0.08

−1.13

0.26

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.02

0.08

−0.22

0.83

BMI

0.28

0.08

3.69

< 0.001

E2

0.02

0.08

0.24

0.81

tT

−0.01

0.08

−0.17

0.86

Model 3 (dependent variable – body WHR)

F(5,159) = 9.43, p < 0.001, adj. r2 = 0.20

Ponderal index at birth

−0.09

0.07

−1.27

0.21

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.10

0.07

−1.48

0.14

BMI

0.47

0.07

6.63

< 0.001

E2

0.05

0.07

0.74

0.46

tT

−0.05

0.07

−0.66

0.51

Model 4 (dependent variable – breast size)

F(5,159) = 1.77, p = 0.12, adj. r2 = 0.02

Ponderal index at birth

0.03

0.08

0.42

0.67

Pregnancy week at birth

0.11

0.08

1.47

0.14

BMI

0.13

0.08

1.71

0.09

E2

−0.08

0.08

−1.07

0.28

tT

−0.08

0.08

−1.10

0.27