Table 4. Multivariate models for changes in body composition over the 5.5-year period.
| Change in body weight (kg) | |||||||||
| Variable | β | SEE | p-value | ||||||
| Baseline BMI | –0.24 | 0.13 | 0.016 | ||||||
| Presence of running water and a flush toilet | –0.28 | 2.66 | 0.023 | ||||||
| Improvement in sanitation (toilet and water) | 0.30 | 2.41 | 0.005 | ||||||
| Child/children at baseline | –0.42 | 2.07 | 0.000 | ||||||
| Children over follow-up period | –0.25 | 2.12 | 0.025 | ||||||
| R2 = 0.51, p < 0.001 VIF: 1.25. | |||||||||
| Change in body fat distribution | |||||||||
| Variable | Δ Trunk FM (% FM) | Δ Trunk:leg | Δ Gynoid FM (% FM) | ||||||
| (R2 = 0.43) (p < 0.001) | (R2 = 0.35) (p < 0.001) | (R2 = 0.20 (p = 0.001) | |||||||
| VIF | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | ||||||
| β | SEE | p-value | β | SEE | p-value | β | SEE | p-value | |
| Baseline BMI | –0.61 | 0.04 | < 0.001 | –0.47 | 0.00 | < 0.001 | 0.40 | 0.02 | 0.001 |
| Child/children at baseline | –0.34 | 0.69 | 0.001 | –0.42 | 0.03 | < 0.001 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.022 |