Table 3.
Association between prevalence of urban adult weight parameters with child malnutrition and overweight/obesity frequencies: results from 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 | -.10 (.14) | -.03 (.07) | .18 (.13) |
| Z score < -2 SD | .47 | .66 | .18 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| Weight-Height | -.03 (.07) | -.01 (.04) | .04 (.07) |
| Z Score < -3SD | .68 | .85 | .58 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.30 (.25) | −16 (.13) | .54 (.23) |
| <-2 SD | .24 | .25 | .03 |
| (Stunting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.09 (.17) | -.07 (.08) | .29 (.15) |
| <-3 SD | .58 | .46 | .08 |
| (Severe stunting) | |||
| Weight Z score | -.34 (.24) | -.14 (.13) | .66 (.20) |
| <-2SD | .19 | .31 | <.01 |
| (Underweight) | |||
| Weight Z score | -.08 (.10) | -.03 (.05) | .16 (.09) |
| <-3 SD | .43 | .64 | .10 |
| (Severe underweight) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.07 (.14) | -.02 (.07) | .13 (.14) |
| <-2 SD | .63 | .81 | .33 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.01 (.07) | -.003 (.04) | .02 (.07) |
| <-3 SD | .89 | .94 | .75 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | 14 (.14) | .019 (.07) | -.29 (.11) |
| ≥2 SD | .32 | .81 | .02 |
| (Overweight and obese) | |||
| BMI Z score | .04 (.04) | .004 (.02) | -.06 (.04) |
| ≥3 SD | .36 | .87 | .13 |
| (Obese) |