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Table 6.

Multiple regression analysis models for bone mineral density in 5 years old children

		b	p	95% CI Lower	95% CI Upper	Adjusted r²	F	p
Model 1
	BMI (kg/m²)^a	0.013	< 0.001*	0.007	0.019	0.292	7.183	< 0.001
Model 2
	Weight (kg)^a	0.007	< 0.001*	0.004	0.01	0.294	7.24	< 0.001
Model 3
	Length (cm)^a	0.002	0.042*	0.000	0.004	0.18	4.292	0.001
Model 4
	Head circ. (cm)^a	0.01	0.004*	0.004	0.015	0.247	5.928	< 0.001
Model 5
	Neck circ. (cm)^a	0.012	< 0.001*	0.005	0.018	0.259	6.25	< 0.001
Model 6
	MUA circ. (cm)^a	0.012	< 0.001*	0.006	0.019	0.267	6.475	< 0.001
Model 7
	Chest circ. (cm)^a	0.004	0.023*	0.001	0.007	0.19	4.489	0.001
Model 8
	Thigh circ. (cm)^a	0.005	0.002*	0.002	0.007	0.231	5.499	< 0.001
Model 9
	Hip circ. (cm) ^a	0.003	0.011*	0.001	0.005	0.202	4.808	< 0.001
Model 10
	Abdominal circ. (cm)^a	0.001	0.144	0.000	0.003	0.16	3.862	0.002
Model 11
	Lean body mass (kg)^a	− 0.002	0.391	− 0.008	0.003	0.146	3.566	0.003
Model 12
	Fat mass (kg)^a	− 0.003	0.332	− 0.01	0.004	0.148	3.61	0.003

BMI; body mass index; circ: circumference; MUA; mid-upper arm

^aModel adjusted for child sex, maternal BMD, maternal education level, membership of intervention/control group, breastfeeding status

*Regression is significant at p < 0.05