Table 4.
Association between prevalence of urban female adult weight parameters with child undernutrition 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 | -.08 (.11) | -.04 (.06) | .19 (.13) |
| Z score < -2 SD | .46 | .54 | .14 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| Weight-Height | -.03 (.05) | -.01 (.03) | .05 (.06) |
| Z score < -3SD | .54 | .64 | .47 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.19 (.20) | -.14 (.12) | .47 (.23) |
| <-2 SD | .36 | .24 | .052 |
| (Stunting) | |||
| Height Z score | -.05 (.13) | -.06 (.08) | .26 (.15) |
| <-3 SD | .70 | .43 | .11 |
| (Severe stunting) | |||
| Weight Z Score | -.08 (.11) | -.04 (.06) | .19 (.13) |
| <-2SD | .46 | .54 | .14 |
| (Underweight) | |||
| Weight Z score | -.03 (.05) | -.015 (.03) | .05 (.06) |
| <-3 SD | .54 | .64 | .47 |
| (Severe underweight) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.05 (.11) | -.03 (.06) | .14 (.13) |
| <-2 SD | .64 | .70 | .28 |
| (Wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | -.02 (.06) | -.01 (.03) | .03 (.07) |
| <-3 SD | .77 | .77 | .62 |
| (Severe wasting) | |||
| BMI Z score | .09 (.11) | .03 (.06) | -.26 (.11) |
| ≥2 SD | .44 | .78 | .03 |
| (Overweight and obese) | |||
| BMI Z score | .02 (.03) | .004 (.02) | -.06 (.04) |
| ≥3 SD | .50 | .83 | .15 |
| (Obese) |