Table 3. Multivariable GEE linear modelling with exercise performance score as outcome, stratified by sex.
| Multivariable-adjusted linear model of 20 m SRT fitness score accounting for household clustering via generalized estimating equation | ||
| Parameter | Estimate | 95% CI |
| Age in years | ||
| Males | 0.314 | (0.27,0.35) |
| Females | 0.095 | (0.05,0.13) |
| Anemia a | ||
| Males | −0.282 | (−0.56, −0.04) |
| Females | −0.279 | (−0.52, −0.03) |
| Stunting b | ||
| Males | −1.007 | (−1.31, −0.69) |
| Females | −0.310 | (−0.60, −0.01) |
| Wasting c | ||
| Males | −0.829 | (−1.20, −0.45) |
| Females | −0.302 | (−0.67,0.07) |
a
Anemia based on WHO age-specific hemoglobin (Hb) criteria (19): for ages<12 yr, Hb<11.5 g/dL; for ages≥12 yr, Hb<12 g/dL; but for males≥15 yr, Hb<13 g/dL.
b
Stunting: < = −2 in height-for-age Z score (HAZ); based on WHO 2006 growth standards (25).
c
Wasting: < = −2 in BMI-for-age Z score (BAZ); Estimates in bold are significantly associated with increased or decreased exercise scores. (P<0.05).