Table 4.
Associations between frequency of food group intake and neonatal anthropometry in the subsample (n = 132)
| BW | BL | HC | AC | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food group | β (95% CI) | p value | β (95% CI) | p value | β (95% CI) | p value | β (95% CI) | p value |
| White roots and tubers | 8.2 (−37.9, 54.4) | 0.73 | −0.1 (−0.4, 0.2) | 0.46 | 0.0 (−0.2, 0.2) | 0.82 | −0.1 (−0.4, 0.3) | 0.66 |
| Dark green leafy vegetables | 1.1 (−39.9, 42.2) | 0.96 | 0.1 (−0.2, 0.4) | 0.41 | 0.1 (−0.1, 0.2) | 0.47 | 0.0 (−0.3, 0.3) | 0.99 |
| Other vegetables | −5.3 (−99.9, 89.4) | 0.91 | 0.1 (−0.6, 0.7) | 0.89 | −0.2 (−0.6, 0.2) | 0.38 | 0.2 (−0.5, 0.9) | 0.64 |
| Vitamin A‐rich fruits | −5.7 (−34.9, 23.6) | 0.71 | −0.1 (−0.3, 0.1) | 0.52 | 0.0 (−0.1, 0.1) | 0.95 | −0.2 (−0.4, 0.0) | 0.10 |
| Other fruits | 0.2 (−31.3, 31.7) | 0.99 | −0.1 (−0.3, 0.2) | 0.63 | −0.1 (−0.2, 0.1) | 0.23 | 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4) | 0.22 |
| Flesh meat | 16.8 (−51.6, 85.1) | 0.63 | 0.5 (0.0, 0.9) | 0.06 | 0.0 (−0.3, 0.2) | 0.82 | 0.5 (0.0, 1.0) | 0.06 |
| Eggs | 78.8 (−2.6, 160.2) | 0.06 | 0.2 (−0.4, 0.7) | 0.62 | 0.2 (−0.2, 0.5) | 0.31 | −0.3 (−1.0, 0.3) | 0.28 |
| Fish | 0.8 (−33.3, 34.9) | 0.96 | 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3) | 0.56 | 0.0 (−0.2, 0.1) | 0.72 | 0.1 (−0.2, 0.3) | 0.49 |
| Legume, nuts, and seeds | −17.5 (−60.6, 25.7) | 0.43 | −0.1 (−0.4, 0.3) | 0.72 | 0.0 (−0.2, 0.1) | 0.73 | 0.0 (−0.3, 0.3) | 0.93 |
| Milk and milk products | 75.3 (13.6, 137.0) | 0.02 | 0.2 (−0.2, 0.7) | 0.28 | 0.2 (−0.1, 0.4) | 0.25 | 0.2 (−0.3, 0.6) | 0.54 |
Note. BW = birth weight; BL = birth length; HC = head circumference; AC = abdominal circumference.
*
p < 0.05. All variables are analyzed in multilevel linear regression models and adjusted for energy intake, sociodemographic variables, and gender of the newborn. Cereals were eaten by all participants every day and are therefore not included in the model. The β coefficients are grams (BW) or centimeters (BL, HC, and AC) change for each additional day of consumption of a certain food group.