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. 2012 Jan 6;7(1):e29118. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029118

Table 2. Mean differences in child's height growth (in z-score) (β) by maternal education in boys and girls.

Boys Girls Combined
Education β 95% CI β 95% CI β 1 95% CI
None/CSE ref - ref - ref -
Vocational 0.067 −0.014, 0.147 0.047 −0.031, 0.126 0.060 0.003, 0.118
O-level 0.090 0.031, 0.148 0.098 0.041, 0.155 0.090 0.049, 0.132
A-level 0.120 0.056, 0.183 0.124 0.062, 0.187 0.124 0.078, 0.169
Degree 0.209 0.135, 0.283 0.230 0.158, 0.302 0.220 0.168, 0.273
Linear trend 0.046 0.030, 0.062 0.051 0.036, 0.067 0.049 0.037, 0.060
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Adjusted for gender.