Table 4 Association between prevalence of urban female adult weight parameters with child undernutrition and overweight/obesity frequencies: results from regressions using WHO survey data

Child Anthropometrics

Weight-Height

-.08 (.11)

-.04 (.06)

.19 (.13)

Z score < -2 SD

.46

.54

.14

(Wasting)

Weight-Height

-.03 (.05)

-.01 (.03)

.05 (.06)

Z score < -3SD

.54

.64

.47

(Severe wasting)

Height Z score

-.19 (.20)

-.14 (.12)

.47 (.23)

<-2 SD

.36

.24

.052

(Stunting)

Height Z score

-.05 (.13)

-.06 (.08)

.26 (.15)

<-3 SD

.70

.43

.11

(Severe stunting)

Weight Z Score

-.08 (.11)

-.04 (.06)

.19 (.13)

<-2SD

.46

.54

.14

(Underweight)

Weight Z score

-.03 (.05)

-.015 (.03)

.05 (.06)

<-3 SD

.54

.64

.47

(Severe underweight)

BMI Z score

-.05 (.11)

-.03 (.06)

.14 (.13)

<-2 SD

.64

.70

.28

(Wasting)

BMI Z score

-.02 (.06)

-.01 (.03)

.03 (.07)

<-3 SD

.77

.77

.62

(Severe wasting)

BMI Z score

.09 (.11)

.03 (.06)

-.26 (.11)

≥2 SD

.44

.78

.03

(Overweight and obese)

BMI Z score

.02 (.03)

.004 (.02)

-.06 (.04)

≥3 SD

.50

.83

.15

(Obese)