From: Association between feeding practices and weight status in young children
Items | Normal weight children (n = 130) | Overweight children (n = 64) | Overall (n = 197) | Statistical value (F) | P a |
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Weight-for-age z scores (WAZ) | |||||
At birth | 0.02 ± 0.66 | 0.12 ± 0.66 | 0.06 ± 0.66 | 0.700 | 0.404 |
At 6 months | 0.62 ± 0.74 | 1.36 ± 0.76 | 0.86 ± 0.82 | 38.979 | <0.001 |
At 12 months | 0.49 ± 0.69 | 1.28 ± 0.65 | 0.75 ± 0.77 | 55.388 | <0.001 |
At 18 months | 0.31 ± 0.63 | 1.44 ± 0.51 | 0.66 ± 0.81 | 148.952 | <0.001 |
Increase in WAZ | |||||
0-6 months | 0.60 ± 0.80 | 1.24 ± 0.85 | 0.81 ± 0.88 | 39.400 | <0.001 |
6-12 months | −0.13 ± 0.47 | −0.07 ± 0.59 | −0.11 ± 0.51 | 0.589 | 0.444 |
12-18 months | −0.18 ± 0.64 | 0.16 ± 0.49 | −0.09 ± 0.63 | 15.303 | <0.001 |
0-18 months | 0.29 ± 0.76 | 1.32 ± 0.76 | 0.60 ± 0.93 | 160.586 | <0.001 |
Length-for-age z scores (LAZ) | |||||
At birth | 0.03 ± 0.64 | −0.04 ± 0.62 | 0.00 ± 0.63 | 0.945 | 0.332 |
At 6 months | 0.48 ± 0.80 | 0.72 ± 0.93 | 0.57 ± 0.85 | 3.447 | 0.065 |
At 12 months | 0.41 ± 0.89 | 0.56 ± 0.91 | 0.46 ± 0.90 | 1.529 | 0.218 |
At 18 months | 0.32 ± 0.93 | 0.56 ± 0.86 | 0.41 ± 0.92 | 3.258 | 0.073 |
Increase in LAZ | |||||
0-6 months | 0.45 ± 0.94 | 0.76 ± 0.96 | 0.56 ± 0.95 | 4.770 | 0.030 |
6-12 months | −0.08 ± 0.62 | −0.16 ± 0.70 | −0.10 ± 0.64 | 0.406 | 0.525 |
12-18 months | −0.09 ± 0.76 | −0.00 ± 0.68 | −0.06 ± 0.73 | 0.579 | 0.448 |
0-18 months | 0.28 ± 1.09 | 0.60 ± 0.90 | 0.40 ± 1.04 | 4.561 | 0.034 |
BMI-for-age z scores (BAZ) | |||||
At birth | 0.02 ± 0.97 | 0.23 ± 0.88 | 0.09 ± 0.94 | 2.041 | 0.155 |
At 6 months | 0.47 ± 0.77 | 1.27 ± 0.93 | 0.72 ± 0.91 | 36.907 | <0.001 |
At 12 months | 0.40 ± 0.64 | 1.28 ± 0.73 | 0.68 ± 0.80 | 69.581 | <0.001 |
At 18 months | 0.19 ± 0.49 | 1.56 ± 0.45 | 0.61 ± 0.85 | 335.717 | <0.001 |
Increase in BAZ | |||||
0-6 months | 0.45 ± 1.18 | 1.03 ± 1.16 | 0.63 ± 1.22 | 23.086 | <0.001 |
6-12 months | −0.07 ± 0.62 | 0.02 ± 0.69 | −0.04 ± 0.64 | 0.738 | 0.391 |
12-18 months | −0.20 ± 0.71 | 0.28 ± 0.64 | −0.07 ± 0.76 | 22.459 | <0.001 |
0-18 months | 0.18 ± 1.05 | 1.33 ± 1.01 | 0.51 ± 1.22 | 174.607 | <0.001 |