Table 3. Change in body weight and trunk fat mass in response to differences in SES/behaviour/lifestyle variables.
Change in body weight (kg) | |||||
SES/behaviour/lifestyle variable | n | Yes | n | No | p-value |
Access to inside running water at baseline? | 16 | 1.7 ± 11.2 | 45 | 8.8 ± 8.8 | 0.012 |
Access to inside flush toilet at baseline? | 16 | 2.3 ± 12.1 | 45 | 8.5 ± 8.8 | 0.032 |
Employed at baseline? | 20 | 10.2 ± 10.9 | 41 | 5.1 ± 8.7 | 0.050 |
Grade 12 at baseline? | 21 | 7.2 ± 8.8 | 40 | 6.5 ± 10.3 | 0.803 |
Hormonal contraceptive use at baseline? | 30 | 8.0 ± 8.9 | 31 | 5.5 ± 10.6 | 0.982 |
Nulliparous at baseline? | 25 | 10.7 ± 9.5 | 36 | 3.8 ± 8.9 | 0.005 |
Nulliparous at follow up? | 9 | 16.6 ± 7.2 | 52 | 5.4 ± 9.3 | 0.001 |
Improvement in sanitation over time? | 14 | 15.1 ± 7.5 | 44 | 4.8 ± 9.4 | < 0.001 |
Loss of employment over time? | 8 | 11.7 ± 6.4 | 53 | 5.8 ± 11.6 | 0.043 |
Change in trunk fat mass (% TFM) | |||||
n | Yes | n | No | p-value | |
Improvement in level of education over time? | 11 | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 53 | 4.6 ± 3.1 | 0.035 |
Nulliparous at baseline | 25 | 3.7 ± 3.5 | 36 | 1.9 ± 3.1 | 0.044 |