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Table 2 Geometric mean of C-peptide according to the exposure variables

From: Conditions of gestation, childbirth and childhood associated with C-peptide in young adults in the 1982 Birth Cohort in Pelotas-RS; Brazil

Variables

C-peptide geometric mean

CI95%

p value

Sex

  

< 0.001

 Male

0.76

0.73–0.78

 

 Female

1.19

1.13–1.25

 

Income (multiples of minimum wage)

< 0.001*

 < 1

0.76

0.72–0.80

 

 1.1–3.0

0.81

0.86–0.84

 

 3.1–6.0

0.90

0.85–0.95

 

 > 6.0

0.88

0.81–0.95

 

Mother’s education (years)

0.024

 0–4

0.79

0.76–0.82

 

 5–8

0.83

0.79–0.85

 

 9–11

0.89

0.83–0.96

 

 ≥ 12

0.85

0.79–0.91

 

Mother’s age (years)

  

0.872

 < 20

0.81

0.77–0.87

 

 20–29

0.82

0.80–0.85

 

 ≥ 30

0.83

0.80–0.87

 

Mother’s skin color

< 0.001

 White

0.85

0.83–0.87

 

 Non-white

0.73

0.69–0.77

 

Maternal smoking

0.925

 Yes

0.83

0.79–0.86

 

 No

0.83

0.80–0.85

 

Maternal diabetes

0.503

 Yes

0.72

0.40–0.77

 

 No

0.83

0.81–0.85

 

Maternal hypertension

  

0.909

 Yes

0.83

0.75–0.91

 

 No

0.82

0.80–0.84

 

Maternal weight gain during pregnancy

0.349

 Insufficient

0.83

0.77–0.84

 

 Adequate

0.82

0.74–0.87

 

 Excessive

0.86

0.80–0.88

 

Type of childbirth

0.616

 Vaginal

0.82

0.80–0.84

 

 Cesarean section

0.83

0.79–0.87

 

Birthweight (grams)

0.897

 < 2500

0.81

0.74–0.89

 

 2500–2999

0.82

0.78–0.86

 

 3000–3499

0.83

0.80–0.86

 

 ≥ 3500

0.82

0.78–0.85

 

Intrauterine growth restriction

0.135

 Yes

0.80

0.74–0.85

 

 No

0.84

0.81–0.86

 

Breastfeeding (months)

0.557

 < 1

0.81

0.76–0.85

 

 1–2.9

0.84

0.80–0.88

 

 3–5.9

0.81

0.77–0.85

 

 ≥ 6

0.83

0.79–0.87

 

Rapid growth (0–2 years old)

0.238

 Yes

0.82

0.79–0.85

 

 No

0.85

0.81–0.89

 

Increased weight gain rate (2–4 years old)

0.124

 Yes

0.83

0.81–0.85

 

 No

0.91

0.80–1.03

 
  1. *Kruskal-Wallis