Table 4.
Multiple regression analysis between WH/LZ values and the child's age and sex variables
| Independent variable | Dependent variable | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WH/LZ (aged 0‐5) n=212 | WLZ (aged 0‐2) n=100 | WHZ (aged 2‐5) n=112 | |||||||
| β | 95% CI | P | β | 95% CI | P | β | 95% CI | P | |
| Time of starting from 5 to 7 Mb | 0.154 | 0.028 to 0.430 | .026a | −0.019 | −0.304 to 0.252 | .852 | 0.265 | 0.119 to 0.680 | .005a |
| Child's age | −0.170 | −0.266 to −0.030 | .014a | −0.211 | −1.052 to −0.009 | .046a | −0.022 | −0.301 to 0.236 | .812 |
| Child's sex (female) | 0.102 | −0.046 to 0.326 | .140 | 0.127 | −0.099 to 0.417 | .224 | 0.106 | −0.111 to 0.419 | .251 |
| Adjusted R 2 (P‐value) | .050 (.006a) | .054 (.173) | .078 (.031a) | ||||||
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).
WH/LZ, Z‐score for weight for height/length; WLZ, Z‐score for weight for length (age 2 indicates 24 mo of age); WHZ, Z‐score for weight for height (age 2 indicates 25‐35 mo of age).