Table 1.
Association between prevalence of adult (men and women) weight parameters with child undernutrition and overweight/obesity: regressions using WHO survey data
| Adult | Adult | Adult | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity | Overweight | Underweight | |
| β Coeff (SE) | β Coeff (SE) | β Coeff (SE) | |
| P value | P value | P value | |
| Child Anthropometrics | |||
| Weight-Height | -.30(.13) | -.18(.08) | .44(.09) |
| Z Score < -2 SD | .03 | .03 | <.01 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| Weight-Height | -.12(.06) | -.07(.04) | .16(.05) |
| Z score < -3SD | .07 | .08 | <.01 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.70(.21) | -.33(.09) | .28 (.15) |
| <-2 SD | <.01 | <.01 | .07 |
| (Stunting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.51(.15) | -.33(.08) | .28(.15) |
| <-3 SD | <.01 | <.01 | .07 |
| (Severe stunting) | |||
| Weight Z score | -.82 (.24) | -.56 (.13) | .96(.16) |
| <-2SD | <.01 | <.01 | <.01 |
| (Underweight) | |||
| Weight Z score | -.37(.12) | -.25(.07) | .45(.08) |
| <-3 SD | <.01 | <.01 | <.01 |
| (Severe underweight) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.26 (.14) | -.16 (.06) | .40(.10) |
| <-2 SD | .07 | .06 | <.01 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.11(.07) | -.07 (.04) | .15(.06) |
| <-3 SD | .13 | .14 | .02 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | .31(.11) | .18 (.07) | -.33 (.09) |
| ≥ + 2 SD | .01 | .02 | <.01 |
| (Overweight and obese) | |||
| BMI Z score | .10 (.05) | .06(.03) | -.09(.04) |
| ≥ + 3 SD | .056 | .02 | .02 |
| Obese |