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. 2017 Mar;182:85–91.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2016.12.020

Table VI.

IQ, years of schooling, and income at 30 years, according to nutritional status in childhood

IQ (points) Years of schooling Monthly income (R$)
Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI) Mean (95% CI) Adjusted regression coefficient (95% CI)
Weight-for-age z-score at 2 years P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .003*
 ≤−2 88.1(85.7to90.5) Reference(0) 7.6(6.8to8.4) Reference(0) 624(500to748) Reference(0)
 −1.99to−1 92.3(91.1to93.6) 2.33(−0.14to4.80) 9.5(9.1to9.9) 1.28(0.51to2.05) 1055(925to1185) 226(−147to599)
 −0.99to1 98.0(97.5to98.6) 4.29(1.99to6.59) 11.3(11.2to11.5) 1.92(1.20to2.64) 1482(1410to1554) 258(−89to605)
 >1 102.8(101.9to103.7) 5.70(3.21to8.18) 13.0(12.7to13.3) 2.50(1.72to3.27) 1929(1767to2090) 349(−26to724)
Height-for-age z-score at 2 years P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .67
 ≤−2 90.6(89.4to91.8) Reference(0) 8.8(8.4to9.2) Reference(0) 1022(900to1143) Reference(0)
 −1.99to−1 95.4(94.6to96.3) 2.22(0.96to3.48) 10.4(10.1to10.7) 0.80(0.40to1.20) 1258(1158to1357) −41(−235to153)
 −0.99to1 100.0(99.5to100.6) 3.83(2.62to5.05) 12.0(11.8to12.2) 1.43(1.04to1.81) 1624(1537to1710) −14(−202to173)
 >1 105.2(103.9to106.5) 4.77(2.93to6.62) 13.8(13.4to14.2) 1.80(1.22to2.38) 2208(1928to2489) 112(−173to397)
Weight-for-age z-score at 4 years P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .005*
 ≤−2 86.1(83.2to89.0) Reference(0) 7.7(6.8to8.6) Reference(0) 697(526to868) Reference(0)
 −1.99to−1 93.3(92.1to94.4) 4.53(1.70to7.36) 9.8(9.5to10.2) 1.33(0.44to2.21) 977(867to1087) 9(−407to425)
 −0.99to1 98.0(97.5to98.5) 5.91(3.20to8.63) 11.3(11.2to11.5) 1.68(0.83to2.53) 1506(1435to1578) 213(−186to613)
 >1 103.6(102.6to104.6) 7.97(5.07to10.87) 13.3(12.9to13.6) 2.43(1.52to3.34) 1968(1783to2153) 328(−100to757)
Height-for-age z-score at 4 years P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P < .001* P = .04*
 ≤−2 90.7(89.3to92.0) Reference(0) 8.8(8.4to9.3) Reference(0) 866(756to975) Reference(0)
 −1.99to−1 94.8(94.0to95.7) 1.85(0.45to3.25) 10.2(9.9to10.5) 0.67(0.23to1.10) 1259(1158to1362) 152(−53to358)
 −0.99to1 100.0(99.4to100.5) 3.71(2.35to5.07) 12.1(11.9to12.3) 1.33(0.91to1.76) 1638(1553to1722) 192(−7to391)
 >1 105.0(103.6to106.4) 5.33(3.32to7.33) 13.7(13.2to14.1) 1.74(1.12to2.37) 2122(1839to2405) 316(19to613)

Adjusted for family income at birth, parental years of schooling, household assets index, maternal skin color, maternal smoking during pregnancy, breastfeeding duration, and birthweight.

*

P value for linear trend.

P value for heterogeneity.