From: Maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index and newborn telomere length
 | Cord blood telomere length | Placental telomere length | ||||
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n | Percentage change (95Â % CI) | P value | n | Percentage change (95Â % CI) | P value | |
Model B | 743 | −0.50 (−0.83 to −0.17) | 0.003 | 702 | −0.66 (−1.06 to −0.25) | 0.002 |
Excluding non-European | 658 | −0.47 (−0.82 to −0.11) | 0.01 | 621 | −0.50 (−0.93 to −0.06) | 0.03 |
Excluding BMI < 18.5 kg/m2 | 714 | −0.43 (−0.78 to −0.07) | 0.02 | 675 | −0.61 (−1.03 to −0.17) | 0.006 |
Excluding cesarean sections | 710 | −0.50 (−0.84 to −0.16) | 0.004 | 673 | −0.59 (−1.00 to −0.18) | 0.005 |
Excluding pregnancy complications | 665 | −0.53 (−0.89 to −0.17) | 0.004 | 628 | −0.74 (−1.19 to −0.30) | 0.001 |
Excluding all above | 542 | −0.44 (−0.87 to −0.00) | 0.05 | 513 | −0.45 (−0.98 to 0.08) | 0.09 |