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. 2016 Jul;106(7):1301–1307. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2016.303191

TABLE 4—

Relative Risk of Overweight or Obesity Among Children and Mothers According to Food Assistance Programs at Baseline: The Young Lives Study, Younger Cohort, Peru, 2006–2007

Overweight, RR (95% CI)
Obesity, RR (95% CI)
Program Crude Adjusted Crude Adjusted
Glass of Milk, children, no. 417 1450
 No (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 Yes, some months 0.52 (0.33, 0.82) 0.84 (0.58, 1.22) 0.25 (0.08, 0.73) 0.44 (0.15, 1.33)
 Yes, almost every month 0.62 (0.43, 0.90) 0.96 (0.66, 1.38) 0.19 (0.10, 0.37) 0.35 (0.18, 0.66)
Community Kitchens, mothers, no. 767 746
 No (Ref) 1 1 1 1
 Yes, some months 1.23 (0.97, 1.55) 1.25 (0.97, 1.60) 1.51 (0.93, 2.43) 1.47 (0.93, 2.36)
 Yes, almost every month 0.85 (0.40, 1.77) 0.90 (0.43, 1.86) 1.70 (0.93, 3.12) 1.93 (1.18, 3.15)

Note. CI = confidence interval; RR = relative risk. Models for children adjusted by sex, age, household location, wealth index, food security, and maternal education; all assessed at baseline. Models for mothers adjusted by household location, wealth index, food security, maternal education, and maternal age; all assessed at baseline.