Socioeconomic status, birth weight, maternal smoking during pregnancy and adiposity in early adult life: an analysis using structural equation modeling Situação sócio-econômica, peso ao nascer, tabagismo na gravidez e adiposidade na vida adulta jovem: uma análise utilizando-se modelagem com equações estruturais

• Main Authors: Antônio Augusto Moura da Silva (Author), Ana Glória Godoi Vasconcelos (Author), Heloisa Bettiol (Author), Marco Antonio Barbieri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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We describe here an example of structural equation modeling in epidemiology. The association between birth weight and adiposity in early adult life, adjusted for the number of cigarettes smoked during pregnancy and socioeconomic status at birth, was evaluated. Data involving 2,063 adults from the 19...