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. 2017 Jun 30;18(6):365–371. doi: 10.1002/jgf2.104

Table 3.

Multiple regression analysis between WAZ values and child's age and sex variables

Independent variable	Dependent variable
	WAZ (aged 0‐5) n=212			WAZ (aged 0‐2) n=100			WAZ (aged 2‐5) n=112
	β	95% CI	P	β	95% CI	P	β	95% CI	P
Time of starting from 5 to 7 M^b	0.226	0.141 to 0.522	<.001^a	0.020	−0.213 to 0.259	.845	0.299	0.194 to 0.705	<.001^a
Child's age	−0.241	−0.325 to −0.100	<.001^a	−0.238	−0.954 to −0.069	.024^a	0.264	0.135 to 0.626	.003^a
Child's sex (female)	0.170	0.055 to 0.420	.011^a	0.170	−0.037 to 0.401	.103	0.219	0.073 to 0.557	.011^a
Adjusted R ² (P‐value)		.120 (<.001^a)			.043 (.075)				.225 (<.001^a)

^a

P<.05.

^b

Except for children not starting complementary foods at age 5‐7 mo (aged 0‐5 y, n=204; aged 0‐2 y, n=92).

WAZ, Z‐score for weight for age.