Table 6.
The association between weight status and stunting at age 6–7 years and the number of permanent teeth at age 8–9 years of children in Cambodia, Indonesia and Lao PDR
| Cambodia (n = 464a) | Indonesia (n = 480a) | Lao PDR (n = 516a) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ẞ (95% CI) | P | ẞ (95% CI) | P | ẞ (95% CI) | P | |
| Number of permanent teeth | ||||||
| Weight status (baseline) | ||||||
| Underweight | Reference | Reference | ||||
| Normal weight | 0.55 (−0.38; 1.48) | 0.247 | 0.52 (− 0.68; 1.73) | 0.393 | ||
| Overweight | 1.94 (0.81; 3.07) | 0.001 | 2.98 (1.25; 4.72) | 0.001 | ||
| Stunting (baseline) | ||||||
| No | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Yes | −1.67 (−2.30; −1.04) | < 0.001 | −0.87 (− 1.60; −0.14) | 0.019 | −2.22 (− 2.83; − 1.62) | < 0.001 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Boys | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| Girls | −1.35 (−1.96; −0.74) | < 0.001 | 1.07 (0.57; 1.57) | < 0.001 | −0.75 (− 1.35; − 0.14) | 0.015 |
| Age (baseline) | ||||||
| 6 < 7 years | Reference | Reference | Reference | |||
| 7 < 8 years | 1.96 (1.13; 2.73) | < 0.001 | 2.00 (1.45; 2.56) | < 0.001 | 2.59 (1.97; 3.21) | < 0.001 |
| Geographical location | ||||||
| Rural | Reference | |||||
| Urban | 0.77 (0.13; 1.40) | 0.018 | ||||
Linear regression
Variables in the model: weight status at baseline (underweight, normal weight, overweight), stunting at baseline (no, yes), sex (boys, girls), age group at baseline (6 to < 7 years, 7 to < 8 years), geographical location (urban, rural), number of siblings (1 or no siblings, 2 siblings, 3 or more siblings), TV ownership (no, yes), car/motorcycle ownership (no, yes), FIT programme (no, yes)
aNumber of children with missing values of variables in the model: Cambodia, n = 14, Indonesia, n = 6, Lao PDR, n = 19