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Table 3 Change in fat mass and lean mass after onset of 1997–1998 El Niño

From: El Niño adversely affected childhood stature and lean mass in northern Peru

Variable

With interaction term

Without interaction term

 

ß(95% CI)

Pvalue

ß(95%CI)

Pvalue

Fat mass (kilograms)

    

 Intercept

11.94 (10.62, 13.25)

<0.001

11.91 (10.59, 13.23)

<0.001

 Year of birth

    

  HAZ slope before the 1997–1998 El Niño

-0.89 (-1.12, -0.65)

<0.001

-0.88 (-1.12, -0.64)

<0.001

  Change in HAZ slope after El Niño

0.19 (-0.34, 0.72)

0.48

0.21 (-0.32, 0.75)

0.44

 Female (male is reference)

4.03 (3.22, 4.83)

<0.001

4.02 (3.22, 4.83)

<0.001

 Socioeconomic status index

2.49 (1.36, 3.61)

<0.001

2.48 (1.35, 3.60)

<0.001

 Flood likelihood

3.02 (-6.74, 12.77)

0.54

4.03 (-6.26, 14.32)

0.44

 Interaction flood likelihood?×?El Niño

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-4.00 (-14.91, 6.90)

0.47

Lean mass (kilograms)

    

 Intercept

48.85 (47.71, 49.99)

<0.001

48.84 (47.70, 49.98)

<0.001

 Year of birth

    

  HAZ slope before El Niño

-2.05 (-2.24, -1.16)

<0.001

-2.04 (-2.23, -1.85)

<0.001

  Change in HAZ slope after El Niño

-1.16 (-1.58, -0.74)

<0.001

-1.14 (-1.56, -0.72)

<0.001

 Female (male is reference)

-5.39 (-6.03, -4.76)

<0.001

-5.40 (-6.03, -4.77)

<0.001

 Socioeconomic status index

1.75 (0.82, 2.68)

<0.001

1.74 (0.81, 2.67)

<0.001

 Flood likelihood

-3.86 (-14.62, 6.89)

0.48

-3.72 (-14.54, 7.11)

0.50

 Interaction flood likelihood?×?El Niño

-

 

-2.78 (-11.66, 6.11)

0.54