Table 2 Categorized pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and newborn telomere length

 <25 kg/m^{2 a}

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 Overweight^b

−3.0 (−6.1 to 0.3)

0.07

−4.2 (−7.9 to −0.3)

0.03

 Obese^c

−5.7 (−9.8 to −1.3)

0.01

−3.7 (−8.8 to 1.6)

0.17

 Overweight + Obese

−3.8 (−6.5 to −1.0)

0.008

−4.1 (−7.3 to −0.7)

0.02

 <25 kg/m²

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 Overweight^b

−2.5 (−5.6 to 0.8)

0.13

−4.2 (−7.8 to −0.3)

0.04

 Obese^c

−5.2 (−9.3 to −0.9)

0.02

−3.6 (−8.7 to 1.8)

0.19

 Overweight + Obese

−3.3 (−6.0 to −0.5)

0.02

−4.0 (−7.3 to −0.6)

0.02

 <25 kg/m²

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 Overweight^b

−2.5 (−5.6 to 0.8)

0.14

−4.6 (−8.4 to −0.7)

0.02

 Obese^c

−5.5 (−9.7 to −1.1)

0.01

−4.2 (−9.3 to 1.3)

0.13

 Overweight + Obese

−3.4 (−6.2 to −0.5)

0.01

−4.5 (−7.8 to −1.0)

0.01