Influence of Weight Gain Rate on Early Life Nutritional Status and Body Composition of Children
Table 2
Comparison of Body Mass Index for age, body fat percentage, fat percentage of the android region, and waist circumference according to gestational variables, birth, and breastfeeding and sociodemographics of children 4–7 years of age, Viçosa, MG, 2011-2012.
Variables
IMC/I
Body fat
Fat in the android region
Waist circumference
Mean (SD)
Median (min–max)
Median (min–max)
Median (min–max)
(-score)
(%)
(%)
(cm)
Number of prenatal visits
≥6 ()
0.16 (1.21)
15.90 (5.20–42.50)
8.45 (4.00–44.40)
53.97 (42.80–83.00)
<6 ()
0.24 (1.34)
15.50 (6.50–38.90)
10.40 (4.00–39.10)
55.70 (46.50–83.20)
value
0.63
0.58
0.10
0.12
Pregnancy weight gain
Not excessive ()
0.04 (1.10)
15.45 (6.30–39.50)
8.35 (4.00–33.80)
53.95 (45.00–83.20)
Excessive ()
0.61 (1.57)
19.80 (5.20–42.50)
12.10 (4.00–44.40)
55.80 (47.10–83.00)
value
0.01
0.01
0.01
0.03
EPB
Yes ()
0.21 (1.35)
17.60 (6.50–42.50)
9.60 (4.00–44.40)
52.55 (47.20–83.20)
No ()
0.18 (1.25)
15.70 (5.20–40.50)
8.75 (4.00–39.10)
54.60 (42.80–77.60)
value
0.88
0.57
0.69
0.18
Gender
Male ()
0.36 (1.35)
13.55 (5.20–40.50)
7.50 (4.00–41.90)
54.70 (42.80–83.20)
Female ()
−0.01 (1.13)
18.60 (8.60–42.50)
11.20 (4.00–44.40)
53.85 (45.00–83.00)
value
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.07
Maternal education (years)
>8 years ()
0.25 (1.29)
16.10 (6.30–40.50)
8.85 (4.00–41.90)
54.65 (42.80–83.20)
≤8 years ()
0.13 (1.23)
15.30 (5.20–42.50)
8.90 (4.00–44.40)
54.00 (45.0–83.0)
value
0.47
0.43
0.72
0.52
Paternal education (years)
>8 years ()
0.14 (1.30)
15.70 (6.50–42.50)
7.80 (4.00–44.40)
53.85 (42.80–83.00)
≤8 years ()
0.27 (1.22)
16.60 (6.30–36.00)
9.40 (4.00–39.10)
55.40 (45.00–83.20)
value
0.42
0.82
0.57
0.05
value
0.83
0.41
0.32
0.55
Place of residence
Rural ()
0.54 (1.22)
18.70 (6.40–35.10)
7.70 (4.00–32.60)
55.70 (48.30–83.20)
Urban ()
0.15 (1.27)
15.75 (5.20–42.50)
9.10 (4.00–44.40)
54.00 (42.80–83.00)
value
0.16
0.39
0.77
0.38
BMI = Body Mass Index; min = minimum; max = maximum; cm = centimeter; SD = standard deviation; EPB = exclusive or predominant breastfeeding. values from the Mann-Whitney test and Student test (for BMI/A).
