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Table 7 Association between the components of CS-ICFI at Visit 3 and LAZ, WAZ, WLZ at Visit 3 (18-month-old)

From: A summary index of infant and child feeding practices is associated with child growth in urban Shanghai

Variables

Score

n

Mean LAZa

Mean WAZa

Mean WLZa

Food consistency

Low

+1

10

0.10

0.11

0.09

High

+2

170

0.40

0.68

0.67

Beta c

  

0.079

0.167

0.163

Std.Error

  

0.280

0.257

0.270

P value d

  

0.280

0.029

0.034

Feeding frequency b

Low

+1/+2

51

0.39

0.71

0.71

High

+3

129

0.39

0.63

0.60

Beta c

  

-0.002

-0.047

-0.059

Std.Error

  

0.009

0.137

0.144

P value d

  

0.982

0.541

0.452

Dietary diversity

Low

+1

18

-0.04

0.44

0.62

High

+2

162

0.43

0.67

0.63

Beta c

  

0.156

0.085

0.004

Std.Error

  

0.221

0.207

0.218

P value d

  

0.036

0.274

0.959

Food group frequency b

Low

+1/+2

97

0.25

0.69

0.78

High

+3

83

0.54

0.60

0.47

Beta c

  

0.171

-0.034

-0.164

Std.Error

  

0.123

0.116

0.121

P value d

  

0.021

0.658

0.035

  1. aAdjusted for birth weight, mother’s pre-pregnancy height and weight, and annual household income.
  2. bSamples with scores of +1 and +2 were combined due to the extremely small size of sample with score +1.
  3. cStandardized partial regression coefficient.
  4. dAssociations between the components of CS-ICFI at Visit 3 and mean LAZ, WAZ and WLZ at Visit 3 were tested using a linear regression model.