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Table 1 Time trends in the prevalence of nutritional indicators in the Pelotas cohort studies

From: Trends in socioeconomic inequalities in anthropometric status in a population undergoing the nutritional transition: data from 1982, 1993 and 2004 pelotas birth cohort studies

Indicators

1982% (n)

1993% (n)

2004% (n)

pa

At birth

5914

5249

4231

 

Underweight

7.1 (418)

7.8 (405)

7.9 (332)

0.118

Stunting

(−)

9.3 (476)

12.4 (513)

<0.001b

Wasting

(−)

3.6 (179)

1.3 (50)

<0.001b

Overweight

(−)

2.2 (112)

2.5 (105)

0.261 b

1 year

1457

1361

3907

 

Underweight

4.0 (58)

2.6 (65)

2.2 (86)

0.001

Stunting

8.5 (123)

9.2 (182)

6.0 (232)

0.001

Wasting

2.1 (30)

0.7 (17)

0.6 (25)

<0.001

Overweight

6.9 (101)

10.8 (129)

8.9 (347)

0.107

2 years

4939

 

3869

 

Underweight

3.1 (154)

(−)

2.0 (77)

0.001b

Stunting

13.9 (687)

(−)

5.0 (192)

<0.001b

Wasting

0.8 (37)

(−)

0.8 (29)

0.995b

Overweight

8.5 (418)

(−)

8.3 (320)

0.781b

4 years

4742

1243

3799

 

Underweight

2.3(109)

2.4 (39)

1.7 (64)

0.051

Stunting

10.9 (518)

5.3 (92)

3.6 (138)

<0.001

Wasting

0.3 (16)

0.4 (10)

0.6 (21)

0.130

Overweight

7.6 (358)

10.7 (121)

12.3 (463)

<0.001

  1. (−) Data not available.
  2. a When 3 data points were available a x 2 test for linear trend was used.
  3. b For 2 data point a x 2 test for heterogeneity was employed.