Fig 1.
Hypothesized pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status and development in children with SAM.
Caregiver body mass index (bmi); home environment according to the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory; child nutritional status according to weight-for-height z-scores (whz), weight-for-age z-scores (waz), height-for-age z-scores (haz), or mid-upper arm circumference (muac); and development according to MDAT (Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool) z-scores.
Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of children admitted for inpatient treatment of SAM and their caregivers and households.
Fig 2.
Pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to WHZ and development in children with SAM.
Caregiver body mass index (bmi); home environment according to the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory; child nutritional status according to weight-for-height z-scores (whz); and development according to MDAT (Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool) z-scores. Estimates represent standardized beta-coefficients. Analysis adjusted for child HIV status, sex, and age. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
Table 2.
Standardized beta-coefficients and bootstrap results for direct pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to WHZ, and development in children with SAM.
Fig 3.
Pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to WAZ, and development in children with SAM.
Caregiver body mass index (bmi); home environment according to the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory; child nutritional status according to weight-for-age z-scores (waz); and development according to MDAT (Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool) z-scores. Estimates represent standardized beta-coefficients. Analysis adjusted for child HIV status, sex, and age. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
Table 3.
Standardized beta-coefficients and bootstrap results for direct pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to WAZ, and development in children with SAM.
Fig 4.
Pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to HAZ, and development in children with SAM.
Caregiver body mass index (bmi); home environment according to the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment Inventory; child nutritional status according to height-for-age z-scores (haz); and development according to MDAT (Malawi Developmental Assessment Tool) z-scores. Estimates represent standardized beta-coefficients. Analysis adjusted for child HIV status, sex, and age. *p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.
Table 4.
Standardized beta-coefficients and bootstrap results for direct pathways between caregiver BMI, the home environment, child nutritional status according to HAZ, and development in children with SAM.