Table 6 Generalized linear regression analysis showing the associations between neonatal birth weight and neonatal cardiometabolic and micronutrient variables. Using the Akaike information criteria (AIC), model 2 was selected because it has the smallest AIC value
Neonatal variables | Univariate (unadjusted) | 1Full Model (n = 138) AIC = 1903.11 | 2Model 2 (n = 138) AIC = 1713.23 | 3Model 3 (n = 138) AIC = 1810.955 | ||||
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β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | β (95% CI) | P-value | |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | −3.60 (−6.11, −1.08) | 0.01 | −2.18 (−5.27, 0.91) | 0.17 | −2.81 (− 5.33, −0.29) | 0.03 | − 3.25 (− 5.75, − 0.75) | 0.01 |
Folate (ng/ml) | 5.15 (0.72, 9.57) | 0.02 | 5.41 (0.23, 10.59) | 0.04 | 5.26 (0.47, 10.05) | 0.03 | 4.77 (0.45, 9.09) | 0.03 |
Blood glucose (mmol/l) | −41.98 (−88.39, 4.43) | 0.08 | −29.54 (−97.25, 38.16) | 0.39 | −38.39 (−90.27, 13.50) | 0.15 |  |  |
Glucose insulin ratio (GIR) | −5.38 (−12.60, 1.84) | 0.14 | −2.98 (−16.77, 10.81) | 0.67 | −0.28 (− 8.66, 8.10) | 0.95 |  |  |
Homocysteine (μmol/l) | −27.39 (−59.44, 4.67) | 0.09 | −21.43 (−55.87, 13.01) | 0.22 | −18.34 (− 50.38, 13.70) | 0.26 |  |  |
Insulin (μIU/ml) | 3.04 (−8.85, 14.94) | 0.61 | −8.32 (−29.48, 12.83) | 0.44 |  |  |  |  |
Cholesterol (mg/dl) | −1.62 (−4.99, 1.74) | 0.34 | −6.15 (−13.55, 1.25) | 0.10 |  |  |  |  |
HDL- C (mg/dl) | 3.18 (−3.83, 10.19) | 0.37 | 9.91 (−1.52, 21.34) | 0.09 |  |  |  |  |
LDL-C (mg/dl) | 0.06 (−4.92, 5.04) | 0.98 | 8.57 (−0.79, 17.92) | 0.07 |  |  |  |  |
Vitamin D (nmol/l) | 1.10 (−4.41, 6.61) | 0.69 | 1.45 (−4.01, 6.91) | 0.60 |  |  |  |  |
Vitamin B12 (pg/ml) | 0.02 (−0.30, 0.35) | 0.89 | −0.03 (− 0.38, 0.33) | 0.87 |  |  |  |  |
Ferritin (ng/ml) | 0.06 (−0.62, 0.74) | 0.86 | −0.06 (− 0.77, 0.65) | 0.87 |  |  |  |  |
Leptin (ng/ml) | 4.81 (−9.24, 18.87) | 0.50 | −0.75 (−14.71, 13.20) | 0.92 |  |  |  |  |
Gestational age in weeks | −11.83 (−55.64, 31.98) | 0.60 | − 19.19 (−68.13, 29.74) | 0.44 |  |  |  |  |