Table 3 Estimators and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of the quantile regression models with Ï„ = 0.9 (QR 0.9) and Ï„ = 0.97 (QR 0.97).
From: Alternative regression models to assess increase in childhood BMI
| Â | QR 0.9 | QR 0.97 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Estimator | 95% CI | Estimator | 95% CI |
Intercept | 5.16 | 3.26, 7.06 | 6.33 | 4.61, 8.05 |
Sex (SEX) | -0.25 | -0.47, -0.03 | --- | --- |
Pregnancy smoking (PS) | 0.54 | 0.11, 0.97 | --- | --- |
Watching TV (TV) * | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Up to 1 h | -0.03 | -0.27, 0.21 | 0.33 | -0.20, 0.86 |
   1–2 h | 0.30 | 0.05, 0.55 | 0.68 | 0.23, 1.13 |
   More than 2 h | 1.31 | 0.80, 1.82 | 2.11 | 1.01, 3.21 |
Breastfeeding (BF) | -0.41 | -0.72, -0.10 | -0.63 | -1.00, 0.26 |
Meal frequency (MF) †|  |  |  |  |
   4/day | -0.19 | -0.62, 0.24 | -0.88 | -1.53, -0.23 |
   5 or more/day | -0.44 | -0.01, -0.87 | -1.13 | -1.76, 0.50 |
Age (AGE) | 0.03 | 0.01, 0.05 | --- | --- |
Maternal BMI (MB) | 0.16 | 0.13, 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.16, 0.28 |
Weight gain in first 2 y (WG) | 0.73 | 0.65, 0.81 | 0.87 | 0.75, 0.99 |