Table 7 Linear regression analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with BMI-for-age z-score among primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860)^a

Girls

-0.08 (-0.21 to 0.05)

0.07

0.248

Age (months)

0.01 (-0.01 to 0.01)

< 0.01

0.285

Area and socioeconomic status (SES)^b

-0.39 (-0.49 to -0.29)

0.05

< 0.001

Higher neighborhood income

0.04 (-0.10 to 0.17)

0.07

0.587

Higher parental education

0.06 (-0.02 to 0.15)

0.04

0.142

Higher number of siblings

-0.08 (-0.23 to 0.06)

0.07

0.252

Higher number of persons in child's living room

-0.07 (-0.18 to 0.05)

0.06

0.269