Table 3

Variables generated by regression models examining effect on weight gain of attendance at child health days in rural Uganda where albendazole was provided. 95% confidence intervals are corrected for cluster sampling effects

Model 1Model 2Model 3Model 4Model 5Model 6
Outcome variableTotal weight gain (g) (95% CI)Total weight gain (g) (95% CI)Total weight gain (g) (95% CI)Total weight gain (g) (95% CI)Total weight gain (g) (95% CI)Weight gain per month (g) (95% CI)
No of visits to treatment site705.0** (648 to 762)143.7** (87 to 201)
No of visits to control site649.6** (592 to 707)92.5** (25 to 160)
Initial age (months)–689.4** (–790 to –589)–693.9** (–791 to –597)–694.2** (–797 to –597)–519.9** (–603 to –510)–838.23** (–955 to –721)–41.0** (–48.9 to –33.0)
Age2 (months)56.5** (43 to 70)66.3** (54 to 78)66.3** (54.2 to 78.4)41.7** (29.8 to 53.6)78.5** (64.0 to 93.0)3.8** (2.8 to 4.8)
Interval between first and final measurement99.0** (89 to 109)111.6** (104.6 to 118.7)102.8** (95.6 to 109.9)102.0** (93.3 to 110.7)–2.0* (–2.4 to –1.5)
Girls49.6* (1 to 98)48.5 (–0.8 to 98)49.1 (–0.7 to 100)125.2** (73.0 to 177.3)101.4** (50 to 153)1.9 (–2.5 to 6.3)
Treatment if time between visits ≤7.5 months158.2** (59.0 to 262.3)169.5** (52.4 to 286.6)178.0* (37.3 to 318.6)13.8* (1.3 to 26.3)
Treatment if time between visits >7.5 and ≤13 months106.6* (23.2 to 190.0)127.7* (30.0 to 225.5)128.8* (14.8 to 242.8)6.6* (0.2 to 12.9)
Treatment if time between visits ≥13 months–125.4 (–304.7 to 53.9)–127.7 to 307.5 to 52.1)–150.6 (–142.5 to 41.0)–4.3 (–13.4 to 4.8)
Initial weight (g)–555.2** (–600.1 to –510.3)
Initial weight (g, predicted)–273.3** (–333.8 to –212.8)
Constant2684** (2452 to 2915)1853** (1581 to 2124)1801** (1524 to 2078)911** (668 to 1154)1917** (1625 to 2208)257** (235 to 280
No of children27 99527 99527 99527 99521 13427 995
R20.1460.1780.1780.2830.1830.018
  • Constant is average of fixed effects.

  • * Coefficient differs from zero (two tailed test) with P≤0.05.

  • ** Coefficient differs from zero (two tailed test) with P≤0.01.