Table 3.

Associations of infant weight, length, and head circumference at birth on childhood anemia.

Infant Birth Sizes	Unadjusted Model			Adjusted Model a
	Coefficient	95% CIs	p-Value	Coefficient	95% CIs	p-Value
Body weight SDS	−0.006	−0.009, −0.003	<0.001	−0.008	−0.011, −0.004	<0.001
Body weight Z-score SDS	−0.009	−0.012, −0.006	<0.001	−0.007	−0.010, −0.003	<0.001
Crown–heel length SDS	0.008	0.005, 0.011	<0.001	0.008	0.005, 0.011	<0.001
Crown–heel length Z-score SDS	0.004	0.001, 0.007	0.005	0.008	0.005, 0.012	<0.001
Head circumference SDS	−0.003	−0.006, 0.000	0.043	−0.004	−0.007, −0.001	0.009
Head circumference Z-score SDS	−0.006	−0.009, −0.003	<0.001	−0.004	−0.007, −0.001	0.008

^a Adjusted for maternal age, BMI, ethnicity, education, parity, anemia during pregnancy, occupation, folic use, follow-up age, SGA, infant sex, caesarean delivery, gestational age, and exclusive breastfeeding. Abbreviations: 95% CIs, 95% confidence intervals; SDS, standard deviation score; BMI, body mass index; SGA, small for gestational age.