Fig 1.
Flow diagram of participant inclusion and retention in the analysis from the MAL-ED birth cohort study.
Sites: BGD: Bangladesh – Dhaka; INV: India – Vellore; NEB: Nepal – Bhaktapur; BRF: Brazil – Fortaleza; PEL: Loreto, Peru; SAV: South Africa – Venda; TZH: Tanzania – Haydom.
Table 1.
Study population characteristics.
Table 2.
Estimated mean length-for-age z-score (LAZ) at different ages by trajectory group, derived using LCGM, with 95% confidence intervals.
Fig 2.
LCGM-derived latent trajectories of length-for-age z-score (LAZ) from 0-24 months with 95% confidence intervals.
Trajectory group: Class 1: Severely attenuated; Class 2: Moderately attenuated; Class 3: Mildly attenuated; Class 4: Stable; Class 5: Improved.
Table 3.
Fit statistics for the final LCGM model of length-for-age z-score (LAZ).
Fig 3.
Mean height-for-age z-score at 60 months by trajectory group across the seven study sites.
Trajectory group: Class 1: Severely attenuated; Class 2: Moderately attenuated; Class 3: Mildly attenuated; Class 4: Stable; Class 5: Improved.
Table 4.
Association of LAZ trajectories during the first two years of life with height-for-age z-score (HAZ) at age 60 months (n = 1047).
Table 5.
Association of LAZ trajectories during the first two years of life with stunting at age 60 months (n = 1047).