Fig. 2

Associations between maternal characteristics and offspring left ventricular parameters. Panels A and B show associations between maternal BMI and offspring left ventricular structure (A) and systolic and diastolic function (B), where children born to women with BMIs in the following groups were compared with children born to women with BMI 18.5–24.9 (reference group): blue, BMI < 18.5; green, BMI 25.0–29.9; orange, BMI 30.0–34.9; red, BMI ≥ 35.0. Panels C and D show associations between maternal age and offspring left ventricular structure (C) and systolic and diastolic function (D), where children born to women in the following age groups were compared with children born to women aged 30–34 years (reference group): blue, <25 years; purple, 25–29 years; pink, 35–39 years; purple, ≥ 40 years