Table 4.
Simple linear regression coefficients and respective confidence intervals for the association between Body Mass Index by age, body fat percentage, percentage of fat in the android region, and waist circumference between 4 and 7 years of age, according to variables in the speed of weight gain, maternity, gestational, birth, and breast feeding of children in Viçosa, MG, 2011-2012.
| Variables |
BMI/I (escore-z) |
Body fat (%)* | Fat in android region (%)* | Waist circumference* (cm) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β | IC 95% | P value | β | IC 95% | P value | β | IC 95% | P value | β | IC 95% | P value | |
| VGP (g/dia) | 0.09 | 0.06–0.12 | <0.001 | 0.01 | 0.01–0.03 | <0.001 | 0.02 | 0.01–0.04 | <0.001 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.01 | <0.001 |
| Number of prenatal visits | ||||||||||||
| ≥6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| <6 | 0.07 | −0.24–0.40 | 0.63 | 0.03 | −0.07–0.14 | 0.52 | 0.13 | −0.02–0.29 | 0.10 | 0.03 | −0.00–0.05 | 0.06 |
| Pregestational BMI (kg/m2) | 0.07 | 0.03–0.11 | <0.001 | 0.01 | −0.00–0.02 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 0.00–0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.00-0.01 | 0.01 |
| Gestational weight gain (kg) | ||||||||||||
| Not Excessive | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Excessive | 0.57 | 0.20–0.93 | <0.001 | 0.16 | 0.04–0.28 | 0.01 | 0.29 | 0.10–0.47 | <0.001 | 0.04 | 0.01–0.07 | 0.01 |
| Birth weight (kg) | 0.01 | 0.00-0.01 | <0.001 | 0.00 | −0.00-0.00 | 0.62 | 0.00 | −0.00-0.00 | 0.58 | 0.00 | 0.00-0.00 | 0.01 |
| Birth length (cm) | 0.08 | −0.01–0.17 | 0.08 | 0.01 | −0.02–0.04 | 0.47 | 0.02 | −0.03–0.06 | 0.46 | 0.01 | −0.00–0.01 | 0.06 |
| AMEP | ||||||||||||
| Yes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| No | −0.03 | −0.42–0.36 | 0.88 | −0.03 | −0.16–0.0 | 0.60 | −0.04 | −0.24–0.15 | 0.66 | 0.00 | −0.03–0.04 | 0.82 |
VGP = speed of weight gain logarithm; VGC = speed of length; BMI = Body Mass Index; β = linear regression coefficient; IC = confidence interval; cm = centimeter; g = gram; *in logarithm.