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Table 7 Adjusted association between pre-pregnancy maternal BMI and child BMI at age 7 (CCA and IPPW method)

From: Inverse probability weighting to handle attrition in cohort studies: some guidance and a call for caution

 

β

SE

CCA (N = 590)a

0.142

0.0197

IPPW method (N = 590)a

 Response models

  Z1, Z2, Z4

0.137

0.0229

  Z1, Z2, Z4, Z7

0.138

0.0231

  Z1, Z2, Z7

0.140

0.0234

  Z1

0.140

0.0224

  1. Z1: maternal educational level and maternal place of birth
  2. Z2: maternal tobacco smoking during pregnancy, maternal age at birth, and non-gestational maternal diabetes
  3. Z4: enrollment site and maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy
  4. Z7: sex of the child
  5. Abbreviations: CCA Complete case analysis, IPPW Inverse probability of participation weighting, β Beta coefficient (regression estimate), SE Standard error
  6. aAdjustment for maternal educational level and maternal place of birth
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BMC Medical Research Methodology

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