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Table 3 The results of regression analyses for the relationship between birth weight and the femininity measurements, controlled for pregnancy week at birth, BMI, and sex steroids levels. Bolded results are statistically significant (N = 166)

From: Birth size and morphological femininity in adult women

 

β

SD (β)

t(159)

p

Model 1 (dependent variable – fWHR)

F(5,159) = 4.64, p < 0.001, adj. r2 = 0.10

Birth weight

−0.13

0.08

−1.56

0.12

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.07

0.08

−0.85

0.40

BMI

0.33

0.07

4.37

< 0.001

E2

0.02

0.07

0.28

0.76

tT

0.04

0.07

0.60

0.55

Model 2 (dependent variable – facial SD)

F(5,159) = 2.68, p = 0.02, adj. r2 = 0.05

Birth weight

0.03

0.08

0.38

0.70

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.04

0.08

−0.45

0.65

BMI

0.28

0.08

3.58

< 0.001

E2

0.01

0.08

0.19

0.85

tT

−0.02

0.08

− 0.27

0.79

Model 3 (dependent variable – body WHR)

F(5,159) = 9.02, p < 0.001, adj. r2 = 0.20

Birth weight

0.002

0.08

0.03

0.97

Pregnancy week at birth

−0.11

0.08

−1.50

0.14

BMI

0.46

0.07

6.52

< 0.001

E2

0.05

0.07

0.68

0.50

tT

−0.05

0.07

−0.70

0.48

Model 4 (dependent variable – breast size)

F(5,159) = 1.79, p = 0.12, adj. r2 = 0.02

Birth weight

−0.04

0.08

−0.53

0.60

Pregnancy week at birth

0.13

0.08

1.61

0.11

BMI

0.14

0.08

1.77

0.08

E2

−0.08

0.08

−1.05

0.30

tT

−0.08

0.08

− 1.00

0.32