Table 1 Estimators (EST) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the multivariable GAMLSS model in the School Entry Health Examination Study in Bavaria, 2001–2002.
From: Alternative regression models to assess increase in childhood BMI
Variable |
| log |
| log | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | EST | 95% CI | EST | 95% CI | EST | 95% CI | EST | 95% CI |
Intercept | 7.74 | 7.10, 8.38 | -3.37 | -3.49, -3.15 | -1.41 | -1.66, -1.19 | 1.72 | -0.18, 3.62 |
Sex (SEX) | -0.10 | -0.17, -0.03 | -0.06 | -0.11, -0.01 | ---‡ | --- | --- | --- |
Watching TV (TV) * | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Up to 1 h | 0.00 | -0.09, 0.09 | -0.03 | -0.09, 0.03 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   1–2 h | 0.08 | -0.02, 0.18 | 0.05 | -0.01, 0.11 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
   More than 2 h | 0.39 | 0.20, 0.58 | 0.21 | 0.12, 0.30 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Breastfeeding (BF) | ---‡ | --- | -0.08 | -0.13, -0.03 | ---‡ | --- | --- | --- |
Meal frequency (MF) †|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
   4/day | -0.01 | -0.13, 0.11 | -0.20 | -0.26, -0.14 | --- | --- | -1.48 | -3.09, 0.13 |
   5 or more/day | -0.16 | -0.28, -0.04 | -0.26 | -0.32, -0.20 | --- | --- | -1.94 | -3.55, -0.33 |
Age (AGE) | 0.02 | 0.01, 0.02 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Maternal BMI (MB) | 0.07 § | 0.06, 0.08 | 0.02 § | 0.02, 0.02 | --- | --- | --- | --- |
Weight gain in first 2 y (WG) | 0.50 | 0.47, 0.53 | 0.07 § | 0.06, 0.09 | --- | --- | 0.22 | 0.10, 0.34 |