Table 3.
Comparative proportions of the total variability in length explained by mother's height, father's height or mid‐parental height, from separate models that include selected factors*
| Country | Between | Within | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid‐parental | Mother | Father | Mid‐parental | Mother | Father | |
| Brazil | 13.1 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 3.8 | 2.2 | 2.7 |
| Ghana | 10.8 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| India | 20.7 | 14.5 | 13.2 | 5.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| Norway | 18.1 | 12.4 | 9.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Oman | 12.2 | 3.4 | 9.2 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 2.2 |
| United States | 18.4 | 11.3 | 8.0 | 10.4 | 6.4 | 5.2 |
*Results from separate fitted generalized linear models with repeated measures (6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months) including the following variables: household income, sex, birthweight, mother's age mother's education, pregnancy diagnosed any time between 14 days and 24 months post‐partum, parity, duration of breastfeeding, child morbidity, diet diversity (between 6 and 9 months, 9 and 12 months, 12 and 18 months, and 18 and 24 months), and number of times the child received nutrient supplementation between 6 and 24 months.