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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2015 Dec 10;170:301–306. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.11.007

Table 3.

Linear mixed-effects models predicting change in weight/age z-score over 6 months (N=202)

Enrollment Mean
(95% CI)
6-Month Change
(95% CI)
6-Month Mean
(95% CI)
p-valuea
Child Risk Factor Index
  Top Quartile −2.82
(−3.17, −2.43)
0.37
(0.27, 0.48)
−2.45
(−2.56, −1.79)
< 0.0001
  Reference −2.36
(−2.51, −2.21)
0.25
(0.20, 0.31)
−2.10
(−2.25, −1.95)
< 0.0001
  p-valueb 0.03 0.058 0.10

Household Risk Factor Index
  Top Quartile −2.55
(−2.88, −2.21)
0.34
(0.24 0.43)
−2.21
(−2.55, −1.88)
< 0.0001
  Reference −2.33
(−2.49, −2.17)
0.22
(0.16, 0.28)
−2.11
(−2.27, −1.94)
< 0.0001
  p-valueb 0.26 0.046 0.60

Age at Referral
  ≥ 24 Months −2.21
(−2.48, −1.94)
0.17
(0.08, 0.26)
−2.04
(−2.31, −1.77)
< 0.001
  < 24 Months −2.47
(−2.62, −2.32)
0.29
(0.24, 0.35)
−2.18
(−2.33, -2.02)
< 0.0001
  p-valueb 0.10 0.03 0.88
a

p-value for significant within-group 6-month change in weight/age z-score from enrollment

b

p-value for significant group difference in enrollment mean, 6-month change, and 6-month mean weight/age z-score