Fig. 8.

Growth (change in z score for height for age) in children who lived patrilocally in relation to sex and the survival status of the child's grandparents. fm, father's mother; ff, father's father; mm, mother's mother; mf, mother's father. (A) Age group 0–18 mo (n = 473). (B) Age group 19–40 mo (n = 432). (C) Age group 41–98 mo (n = 559). The analysis controlled for child's age, child's age squared, year, sex, age by sex interaction, nursing vs. weaned, village of residence, birth order (one to seven), number of maternal siblings (one to seven), standardized wealth rank, mother's marital status (fiancée, polygyny, or monogamy), and nursing by mother's marital status interaction.