Table 5. Results of multiple linear regression of potential predictors for weight and height at baseline among Aboriginal schoolchildren who participated in the study *.
Variables | Weight | Height | ||||||
β coefficient | Standard error | 95% CI | P | β coefficient | Standard error | 95% CI | P | |
Constant | 3.241 | 1.148 | - | - | 81.743 | 1.454 | - | - |
Household monthly income (<MYR500) | −1.713 | 0.413 | −2.56, −0.87 | <0.001 | - | - | - | - |
Giardia infection (positive) | −1.658 | 0.499 | −2.64, −0.68 | 0.001 | - | - | - | - |
Sex (male) | - | - | - | - | −2.677 | 0.544 | −3.75, −1.61 | <0.001 |
Mothers' educational level (<6 years) | - | - | - | - | −1.473 | 0.549 | −2.55, −0.39 | 0.008 |
Variables included in the multiple linear regression models were sex (male and female), household monthly income (<RM500 and ≥RM500), family size (≤7 members and >7 members), Giardia infection (infected and non infected) and mothers' educational level (≥6 years and <6 years).