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. 2016 Nov-Dec;27(6):369–374. doi: 10.5830/CVJA-2016-038

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