Table 3.
Fecal markers and subsequent 3-month change in LAZ
| Months 3–21 (N = 237) | Months 3–9 (N = 221§) | Months 12–21 (N = 221) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coefficient (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | Coefficient (95% CI) | ||
| AAT | Low | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medium | −0.005 (−0.053 to 0.043) | 0.003 (−0.102 to 0.107) | −0.013 (−0.061 to 0.034) | |
| High | −0.042 (−0.098 to 0.014) | −0.037 (−0.153 to 0.078) | −0.042 (−0.100 to 0.017) | |
| Diarrhea proportion | −0.408* (−0.765 to −0.052) | −0.184 (−0.815 to 0.447) | −0.698† (−1.113 to −0.283) | |
| LAZ | −0.065‡ (−0.085 to −0.045) | −0.099‡ (−0.140 to −0.057) | −0.047‡ (−0.067 to −0.027) | |
| Constant | −0.143‡ (−0.215 to −0.071) | −0.193† (−0.313 to −0.074) | −0.198‡ (−0.263 to −0.132) | |
| N (samples) | 1,141 | 436 | 705 | |
| MPO | Low | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medium | 0.003 (−0.045 to 0.051) | 0.062 (−0.051 to 0.175) | −0.017 (−0.063 to 0.030) | |
| High | −0.047 (−0.107 to 0.013) | 0.030 (−0.089 to 0.149) | −0.100† (−0.167 to −0.032) | |
| Diarrhea proportion | −0.418* (−0.775 to −0.062) | −0.207 (−0.839 to 0.425) | −0.704† (−1.116 to −0.292) | |
| LAZ | −0.066‡ (−0.086 to −0.046) | −0.103‡ (−0.145 to −0.061) | −0.047‡ (−0.067 to −0.028) | |
| Constant | −0.148‡ (−0.222 to −0.073) | −0.258‡ (−0.388 to −0.129) | −0.165‡ (−0.233 to −0.096) | |
| N (samples) | 1,133 | 432 | 701 | |
| NEO | Low | Ref | Ref | Ref |
| Medium | 0.006 (−0.042 to 0.055) | 0.065 (−0.047 to 0.177) | −0.013 (−0.061 to 0.034) | |
| High | −0.019 (−0.076 to 0.038) | 0.019 (−0.101 to 0.140) | −0.024 (−0.084 to 0.035) | |
| Diarrhea proportion | −0.402* (−0.758 to −0.046) | −0.199 (−0.830 to 0.432) | −0.672† (−1.085 to −0.258) | |
| LAZ | −0.064‡ (−0.084 to −0.045) | −0.101‡ (−0.143 to −0.059) | −0.045‡ (−0.065 to −0.026) | |
| Constant | −0.161‡ (−0.233 to −0.089) | −0.253‡ (−0.379 to −0.127) | −0.200‡ (−0.265 to −0.135) | |
| N (samples) | 1,137 | 434 | 703 | |
| EE score | Score (0–10) | −0.009* (−0.018 to 0.000) | −0.002 (−0.019 to 0.015) | −0.013† (−0.023 to −0.004) |
| Diarrhea proportion | −0.433* (−0.790 to −0.076) | −0.209 (−0.844 to 0.425) | −0.740‡ (−1.155 to −0.324) | |
| LAZ | −0.064‡ (−0.084 to −0.044) | −0.100‡ (−0.143 to −0.058) | −0.048‡ (−0.068 to −0.028) | |
| Constant | −0.107* (−0.190 to −0.023) | −0.199† (−0.338 to −0.059) | −0.136† (−0.215 to −0.058) | |
| N (samples) | 1,127 | 428 | 699 |
AAT = alpha-1-antitrypsin; CI = confidence interval; EE = environmental enteropathy; LAZ = length-for-age z-score; MPO = myeloperoxidase; NEO = neopterin; Ref = reference.
*
P < 0.05.
†
P < 0.01.
‡
P < 0.001.
§
N = 219 for MPO and composite EE score.