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. 2024 Jun 7;16(12):1796. doi: 10.3390/nu16121796

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.