Table 3.

Multivariate associations between waist circumference and age at menarche, height and relative leg length by study site.

	Model 1	Model 2
Study site and outcome	β (95% CI)	β (95% CI)
Urban
Waist circumference
Age at menarche	–2.33 (–3.24 to –1.43)***	–2.41 (–3.31 to –1.51)***
Height (cm)	0.31 (0.13–0.51)**	0.31 (0.12–0.50)**
Waist circumference
Medium menarche	Reference	Reference
Earlier menarche	3.38 (0.76–5.99)*	3.59 (0.98–6.19)**
Later menarche	–4.15 (–7.21 to –1.08)**	–3.97 (–7.01 to –0.92)*
Height (cm)	0.32 (0.14–0.51)**	0.31 (0.13–0.50)**
Waist circumference
Age at menarche	–1.62 (–2.53 to –0.71)**	–1.70 (–2.61 to –0.80)***
Relative leg length (% of adult height)	–1.88 (–2.68 to –1.08)***	–1.89 (–2.69 to –1.10)***
Waist circumference
Medium menarche	Reference	Reference
Earlier menarche	2.38 (–0.22–4.97)	2.60 (0.018–5.17)*
Later menarche	–2.96 (–6.00 to –0.06)	–2.78 (–5.79–0.22)
Relative leg length (% of adult height))	–1.90 (–2.70 to –1.11)***	–1.92 (–2.71 to –1.13)***
Rural
Waist circumference
Age at menarche	–1.03 (–1.79 to –0.24)**	–0.91 (–1.80 to –0.02)*
Height (cm)	0.13 (–0.03–0.29)	0.12 (–0.06–0.30)
Waist circumference
Medium menarche	Reference	Reference
Earlier menarche	3.75 (0.87–6.64)*	3.43 (0.14–6.73)*
Later menarche	0.26 (–2.15–2.66)	0.20 (–2.54–2.93)
Height (cm)	0.17 (0.01–0.32)*	0.15 (–0.03–0.32)
Waist circumference
Age at menarche	–1.00 (–1.76 to –0.24)*	–0.81 (–1.70–0.07)
Relative leg length (% of adult height)	–0.63 (–1.07 to –0.18)**	–0.71 (–1.20 to –0.21)**
Waist circumference
Medium menarche	Reference	Reference
Earlier menarche	3.28 (0.39–6.17)*	2.62 (–0.66–5.89)
Later menarche	0.06 (–2.34–2.47)	–0.12 (–2.86–2.61)
Relative leg length (% of adult height)	–0.55 (–0.99 to –0.12)*	–0.70 (–1.20 to –0.20)**

Analyses are multivariate linear regressions. Model 1 are unadjusted, Model 2 are adjusted for age, socio-economic status, education and previous pregnancy. Significance: *p < .05; **p < .01, ***p < .001.