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Table 4 Maternal predictors of male fetal anthropometric parameters in multivariate analyses

From: Sex-dependent influence of maternal predictors on fetal anthropometry in pregnancies with gestational diabetes mellitus

Fetal Anthropometric Parameters

Maternal Predictors

OR / Beta-Coefficient b

95% CI

p- value

Fetal weight centile (%) a

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

1.27 b

0.57

1.97

0.001

Gestational weight gain (kg) until the 1st GDM visit

0.98 b

0.26

1.70

0.008

Fetal weight centile >90 (%) a

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

1.14

1.03

1.25

0.009

Gestational weight gain (kg) until the 1st GDM visit

1.07

1.00

1.14

0.128

Fetal abdominal circumference centile (%) a

Prepregnancy BMI (kg/m2)

1.22 b

0.12

2.31

0.030

Medical treatment requirement

   

0.079

Fetal abdominal circumference centile >90 (%) a

Gestational weight gain (kg) until the 1st GDM visit

1.09

1.00

1.19

0.050

  1. Stepwise multiple regression analyses, adjusted for gestational age
  2. Abbreviations: OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, BMI Body mass index, GDM Gestational diabetes mellitus
  3. a For gestational age using the Intergrowth 21st fetal size application tool [36]
  4. b This value corresponds to a beta-coefficient