Table 2 Results from regression analysis highlighting significant associations between explanatories and children’s clinical status, physical fitness and cognitive capacity
Logistic models (binary outcomes) | Association | Adjusted OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|
Clinical status § | ||
Anaemia | Age group (10–14 years) | 0.50 (0.27, 0.92) |
Any form of malnutrition | 1.83 (1.04, 3.21) | |
Stunting (HAZ-scores < −2) | Age (years) | 2.34 (1.71, 3.20) |
Wasting (BMIZ-scores < −2) | Any severity of stunting | 2.28 (1.18, 4.40) |
Any form of malnutrition (WAZ|HAZ|BMIZ-scores < −2) | Age (years) | 1.21 (1.02, 1.44) |
Anaemia | 1.96 (1.10, 3.47) | |
Cognition † | ||
Low digit span test performance (LSF ≤ 4) | Grade (6) | 0.42 (0.20, 0.90) |
Negative binomial model (count outcome) | Association | Adjusted IRR (95% CI) |
Plasmodium parasitaemia§ | Haemoglobin level (g/l) | 0.98 (0.97, 0.99) |
Linear/ tobit models (continous outcomes) | Association | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI) |
Physical fitness § | ||
VO2 max (ml kg−1 min−1) | Age (years) | −0.97 (−1.25, −0.70) |
Sex (female) | −2.72 (−3.70, −1.74) | |
S. mansoni intensity (light) | 1.24 (0.05, 2.43) | |
Hand grip strength (kg) | Age (years) | 1.41 (1.01, 1.80) |
Anaemia | −1.99 (−3.30, −0.68) | |
Stunting (Z-score < −2) | −4.79 (−6.70, −2.89) | |
Standing broad jump (cm) | Age (years) | 3.45 (2.06, 4.84) |
Sex (female) | −9.95 (−14.46, −5.44) | |
Wasting (Z-score < −2) | −9.82 (−14.86, −4.78) | |
S. mansoni | 6.62 (1.81, 11.43) | |
Cognition † | ||
Code transmission test (score range: 0-20) | Grade (6) | 2.73 (0.93, 4.55) |
Sex (female) | −1.49 (−2.76, −0.23) | |
Wealth tertile (least poor) | 1.85 (0.44, 3.27) |