Table 3 Estimates (standard errors) of weight and growth curve models fitted to boys and girls
Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Fixed effects | Model 1a | Model 2b | Model 1a | Model 2b |
Intercept | 20.91 (0.18) | 21.20 (0.41) | 20.76 (0.24) | 21.24 (0.50) |
Age (mean centred at age 7) | 2.46 (0.05) | 2.41 (0.05) | 2.57 (0.06) | 2.48 (0.06) |
Age2 | 0.08 (0.01) | 0.08 (0.01) | 0.09 (0.01) | 0.08 (0.01) |
Left-behind stage (reference group never left behind child aged 7) | ||||
Never left behind | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In early childhood only | 0.71 (0.50) | 0.76 (0.47) | 0.06 (0.65) | 0.10 (0.58) |
In early and later childhood | −1.04 (0.65) | −0.49 (0.59) | −0.15 (0.84) | 0.40 (0.74) |
In later childhood only | −0.89 (0.41) | −0.49 (0.37) | −1.28 (0.55) | −0.81 (0.48) |
Deviance statistics | 10.26 | 5.72 | 5.66 | 3.51 |
P-value for Chi-square (df = 3) | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.32 |
Interactions (reference group never left behind child aged 7): | ||||
Age × Left-behind stage: | ||||
In early childhood only | −0.30 (0.20) | −0.30 (0.20) | 0.13 (0.19) | 0.10 (0.19) |
In early and later childhood | −0.01 (0.16) | −0.03 (0.16) | 0.08 (0.19) | 0.05 (0.18) |
In later childhood only | −0.21 (0.10) | −0.16 (0.10) | −0.20 (0.11) | −0.21 (0.11) |
Age2 × Left-behind stage: | ||||
In early childhood only | −0.08 (0.03) | −0.08 (0.03) | 0.03 (0.03) | 0.02 (0.03) |
In early and later childhood | 0.04 (0.03) | 0.04 (0.03) | −0.02 (0.03) | −0.01 (0.03) |
In later childhood only | −0.00 (0.02) | −0.00 (0.02) | 0.01 (0.02) | 0.02 (0.02) |
Deviance statistics | 15.97 | 13.89 | 6.42 | 7.15 |
P-value for Chi-square (df = 6) | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.38 | 0.31 |
−2 Log likelihood | 7567.18 | 7416.62 | 5709.49 | 5589.92 |