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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 8.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Phys Anthropol. 2012 May 3;148(3):451–461. doi: 10.1002/ajpa.22073

Table 3.

Log odds ratio of adolescent stunting and overweight status by estimated LAZ and WLZ values at birth, and rate of change in LAZ and WLZ in early childhood; 2008-2009, Lima, Peru.

Log odds ratio (95% CI)
Stunted p Overweight p
Boys
Length-for-age at birth (per SD) −1.9 (−3.5 to −0.3) 0.02 0.7 (−0.02 to 1.4) 0.06
Change in length-for-age 0-29 mo (per SD/30 mo) −1.2 (−2.1 to −0.2) 0.02 0.5 (0.02 to 1.1) 0.04
Weight-for-length at birth (per SD) −0.02 (−1.9 to 1.8) 0.43 1.8 (0.5 to 3.1) <0.01
Change in weight-for-length 0-5 mo (per SD/6 mo) −1.2 (−3.1 to 0.6) 0.19 1.7 (0.6 to 2.9) <0.01
Change in weight-for-length 6-29 mo (per SD/24 mo) 0.4 (−1.6 to 2.3) 0.37 0.5 (−0.6 to 1.6) 0.38
Girls
Length-for-age at birth (per SD) −3.6 (−5.8 to −1.3) <0.01 0.6 (−0.04 to 1.2) 0.07
Change in length-for-age 0-29 mo (per SD/30 mo) −3.4 (−5.5 to −1.2) <0.01 0.4 (−0.2 to 1.0) 0.20
Weight-for-length at birth (per SD) −0.5 (−1.7 to 0.7) 0.40 1.0 (−0.04 to 2.0) 0.06
Change in weight-for-length 0-5 mo (per SD/6 mo) −0.9 (−2.1 to 0.3) 0.15 1.3 (0.3 to 2.3) <0.01
Change in weight-for-length 6-29 mo (per SD/24 mo) 0.02 (−1.2 to 1.3) 0.97 0.8 (−0.3 to 1.9) 0.15