Figure 1.
Theoretical model of pathways by which maternal education might influence early childhood linear growth.
Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population (n = 2972)*.
Figure 2.
Internally derived SDS +/− standard errors for height, stratified by maternal educational level.
All Values adjusted for the child's age at measurement. * Significantly different from height SDS in the high-education subgroup at level p<0.001. § Significantly different from height SDS in the high-education subgroup at level p<0.05.
Figure 3.
Difference in linear growth velocity, with children of mothers with high education as reference group (n = 2972).
Growth curves are derived from linear mixed models. Difference in growth velocity = ß1*educational level+ß2*0.5*1/√age*educational level.
Table 2.
Differences in child's height at 2, 6, 14 and 25 months of age between maternal educational levels*.