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Table 3 Anthropometric data in study groups during child’s first year (mean ± sd or frequency and %)

From: Pragmatic controlled trial to prevent childhood obesity in maternity and child health care clinics: pregnancy and infant weight outcomes (The VACOPP Study)

 

Intervention

Control

p-value

Missing (n/group)

N

96

89

  

Weight-for-length SDS

    

  0 months

−0.08 ± 0.96

−0.07 ± 0.93

0.94a

 

  4 months

0.05 ± 0.99

0.17 ± 1.10

0.46a

 

  6 months

0.13 ± 1.02

0.20 ± 1.18

0.65a

 

  12 months

0.09 ± 1.06

0.06 ± 1.11

0.85a

3, 0

Change in weight-for-length SDS

    

  0 to 4 months

0.13 ± 1.17

0.24 ± 1.28

0.56b

 

  0 to 6 months

0.21 ± 1.14

0.27 ± 1.38

0.74b

 

  0 to 12 months

0.16 ± 1.20

0.14 ± 1.39

0.89b

3, 0

  4 to 12 months

0.05 ± 0.90

−0.10 ± 0.74

0.21b

3, 0

  6 to 12 months

−0.02 ± 0.74

−0.14 ± 0.66

0.28b

3, 0

Change in weight-for-length SDS ≥ 0.67

    

  0 to 4 months

32 (33.3%)

31 (34.8%)

0.83c

 

  0 to 6 months

33 (34.4%)

36 (40.4%)

0.39c

 

  0 to 12 months

32 (34.4%)

31 (34.8%)

0.95c

3, 0

  4 to 12 months

20 (21.5%)

13 (14.6%)

0.23c

3, 0

  6 to 12 months

13 (14.0%)

11 (12.4%)

0.75c

3, 0

Change in weight-for-length SDS ≤ − 0.67

    

  0 to 4 months

25 (26.0%)

22 (24.7%)

0.84c

 

  0 to 6 months

21 (21.9%)

23 (25.8%)

0.53c

 

  0 to 12 months

23 (24.7%)

23 (25.8%)

0.86c

3, 0

  4 to 12 months

23 (24.7%)

17 (19.1%)

0.36c

3, 0

  6 to 12 months

21 (22.6%)

16 (18.0%)

0.44c

3, 0

Weight-for-length ≥ +10% e

    

  0 months

9 (9.4%)

10 (11.2%)

0.68c

 

  4 months

15 (15.6%)

18 (20.2%)

0.41c

 

  6 months

15 (15.6%)

22 (24.7%)

0.12c

 

  12 months

16 (17.2%)

18 (20.2%)

0.60c

3, 0

Weight-for-length > +20% f

    

  0 months

1 (1.0%)

1 (1.1%)

1.00d

 

  4 months

0 (0.0%)

4 (4.5%)

0.052d

 

  6 months

4 (4.2%)

5 (5.6%)

0.74d

 

  12 months

3 (3.2%)

1 (1.1%)

0.62d

3, 0

Body mass index (kg/m2)

    

  0 months

13.8 ± 1.3

13.8 ± 1.1

0.93a

 

  4 months

17.0 ± 1.4

17.2 ± 1.6

0.32a

 

  6 months

17.4 ± 1.5

17.6 ± 1.7

0.58a

 

  12 months

17.2 ± 1.4

17.2 ± 1.6

0.89a

3, 0

  1. aIndependent Samples T-test, bLinear regression analysis, unadjusted, cChi-Square Test, dFisher’s Exact Test.
  2. eassessed as overweight, fassessed as obese; SDS, standard deviation score.