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. 2017 Aug;187:225–233.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2017.04.005

Table IV.

Relative risks of overweight, obesity, and stunting in midchildhood (4-9 years)

Overweight (BMIZ > 1; N = 113, overweight n = 9) Obesity (BMIZ > 2; N = 113, obese n = 4) Stunting (HAZ < −2; N = 113, stunted n = 6)
Univariate models Multivariate models* Univariate models Multivariate models* Univariate models Multivariate models*,†
Baseline (6-week) measurements
 LAZ
  Risk ratio 1.24 1.94 1.16 2.46 0.25 0.23
  95% CI 0.69-2.22 0.96-3.93 0.46-2.90 0.74-8.20 0.11-0.56 0.08-0.68
  P value .48 .07 .76 .14 <.001 .008
 WAZ
  Risk ratio 1.46 2.16 1.25 3.33 0.54 0.26
  95% CI 0.70-3.01 1.15-4.05 0.41-3.85 1.41-7.87 0.26-1.12 0.04-1.61
  P value .31 .02 .69 .006 .10 .15
 WLZ
  Risk ratio 1.10 2.47 1.03 3.85 2.38 0.48
  95% CI 0.63-1.92 1.04-5.90 0.43-2.45 0.74-20.17 0.98-5.78 0.11-2.04
  P value .74 .04 .95 .11 .06 .32
Change in anthropometry from 6 to 52 weeks
 LAZ
  Risk ratio 1.60 2.37 2.03 4.03 0.68 0.31
  95% CI 0.99-2.58 1.21-4.63 1.04-3.96 1.32-12.33 0.34-1.36 0.13-0.77
  P value .053 .01 .04 .01 .28 .01
 WAZ
  Risk ratio 1.67 3.13 2.24 7.54 0.32 0.22
  95% CI 1.18-2.36 1.50-6.52 1.40-3.58 3.12-18.22 0.12-0.86 0.04-1.13
  P value .004 .002 <.001 <.001 .02 .07
 WLZ
  Risk ratio 1.52 2.45 2.10 4.66 0.40 0.27
  95% CI 1.04-2.23 1.40-4.30 1.19-3.70 1.59-13.67 0.23-0.70 0.06-1.20
  P value .03 .002 .01 .005 .02 .08
*

Multivariate models adjust for which trial the child originally participated in and child's sex as well as the corresponding anthropometric indicator at 6 weeks or change from 6 to 52 weeks of age, for example, the model reporting the beta parameter for LAZ at 6 weeks of age adjusts for change in LAZ from 6 to 52 weeks of age, and vice versa.

Multivariate model for stunting in midchildhood also adjusts for maternal height (cm).