Table 3.

Findings of the linear regression analyses on the association of different anthropometric indices with children’s IQ scores in the entire cohort (n = 160)

Variables	Unadjusted analysis				Adjusted analysisa
	β [95% CI]	P-value	t	R2	β [95% CI]	P-value	t
Weight	0.288 [-0.108, 0.684]	0.153	1.436	0.013	0.195 [-0.179, 0.570]	0.305	1.030
Height	-31.685 [-63.142, -0.228]	0.048*	-1.989	0.024	-4.935 [-40.444, 30.574]	0.784	-0.275
BMI	1.265 [0.524, 2.006]	0.001*	3.373	0.067	0.628 [-0.93, 1.348]	0.087	1.720
AC	0.051 [-0.870, 0.972]	0.913	0.110	< 0.001	0.168 [-0.683, 1.018]	0.697	0.390
WC	0.542 [0.147, 0.937]	0.007*	2.711	0.044	0.289 [-0.094, 0.672]	0.138	1.490
HC	0.484 [0.102, 0.866]	0.013*	2.504	0.038	0.334 [-0.032, 0.699]	0.073	1.804

Abbreviations: AC Arm Circumference, BMI Body Mass Index, CI Confidence Interval, HC Hip Circumference, WC Waist Circumference

^*Statistically significant (P-value < 0.05)

^aAdjusted for children’s sex, age, as well as mother’s and father’s educational level as potential confounders