Table 1 Association between prevalence of adult (men and women) weight parameters with child undernutrition and overweight/obesity: regressions using WHO survey data

Child Anthropometrics

Weight-Height

-.30(.13)

-.18(.08)

.44(.09)

Z Score < -2 SD

.03

.03

<.01

(Wasting)

Weight-Height

-.12(.06)

-.07(.04)

.16(.05)

Z score < -3SD

.07

.08

<.01

(Severe wasting)

Height Z score

-.70(.21)

-.33(.09)

.28 (.15)

<-2 SD

<.01

<.01

.07

(Stunting)

Height Z score

-.51(.15)

-.33(.08)

.28(.15)

<-3 SD

<.01

<.01

.07

(Severe stunting)

Weight Z score

-.82 (.24)

-.56 (.13)

.96(.16)

<-2SD

<.01

<.01

<.01

(Underweight)

Weight Z score

-.37(.12)

-.25(.07)

.45(.08)

<-3 SD

<.01

<.01

<.01

(Severe underweight)

BMI Z score

-.26 (.14)

-.16 (.06)

.40(.10)

<-2 SD

.07

.06

<.01

(Wasting)

BMI Z score

-.11(.07)

-.07 (.04)

.15(.06)

<-3 SD

.13

.14

.02

(Severe wasting)

BMI Z score

.31(.11)

.18 (.07)

-.33 (.09)

≥ + 2 SD

.01

.02

<.01

(Overweight and obese)

BMI Z score

.10 (.05)

.06(.03)

-.09(.04)

≥ + 3 SD

.056

.02

.02

Obese