Table 4

The adjusted linear parameter estimates (beta) and their 95% confidence limits of the studied factors, regressed on length-for-age, weight-for-age, weight-for-length, and body mass index (BMI)-for-age at follow-up ^a

Length-for-age^b

Weight-for-age^c

Weight-for-length^d

BMI-for-age

Intercept

30.2 (-7.9, 68.2)

-1.1 (-10.0, 7.9)

5.9 (-5.3, 17.1)

17.4 (0.01, 34.9)

District of birth ^e

-2.2 (-4.0, -0.5)

-0.5 (-1.0, -0.1)

-0.35 (-0.86, 0.16)

0.03 (-0.76, 0.83)

Apgar score

0.8 (-1.0, 2.6)

0.1 (-0.3, 0.5)

0.01 (-0.52, 0.53)

-0.13 (-0.95, 0.69)

Maternal age

-0.1 (-0.4, 0.1)

-0.0 (-0.1, 0.0)

-0.01 (-0.05, 0.04)

0.01 (-0.06, 0.08)

Parity

-0.2 (-1.4, 1.1)

-0.0 (-0.3, 0.3)

0.04 (-0.34, 0.41)

0.11 (-0.47, 0.70)

Maternal height (cm)

0.1 (-0.0, 0.3)

0.0 (0.0, 0.1) ^f

0.03 (-0.01, 0.08)

0.01 (-0.06, 0.09)

Birth weight (g)

0.9 (-1.3, 3.0)

0.3 (-0.2, 0.8)

0.29 (-0.33, 0.91)

0.12 (-0.86, 1.10)

Birth length (cm)

-0.0 (-0.3, 0.3)

-0.0 (-0.1, 0.1)

-0.02 (-0.11, 0.08)

-0.02 (-0.17, 0.13)

Diarrhoea first 6 months ^g

2.4 (-1.9, 6.7)

-0.5 (-1.5, 0.5)

-1.00 (-2.22, 0.30)

-1.70 (-3.67, 0.27)

Diarrhoea after age 6 months ^g

-2.7 (-5.7, 0.4)

-0.6 (-1.3, 0.2)

-0.37 (-1.27, 0.54)

0.00 (-1.41, 1.41)

R-square ^a

0.174

0.246

0.141

0.063

^a All four models were adjusted for sex. ^b Length in cm. ^c Weight in kg. ^d Weight in kg and length in metres, adjusted for age at follow-up. ^e Nha Trang = 0 and Dien Khanh (rural) = 1 in the models. ^f In grams: 43 (6-80). ^g Includes diagnoses of diarrhoea, pneumonia, dysentery or dengue fever.

Vaktskjold et al. BMC Pediatrics 2010 10:62   doi:10.1186/1471-2431-10-62