Table 4 Outcomes measurement in adolescents stratified with age, gender, location.

From: Tenth year reenrollment randomized trial investigating the effects of childhood probiotics and calcium supplementation on height and weight at adolescence

 

Adjusted difference (95% CI) for HAZ changes

Adjusted difference (95% CI) for BMIZ changes

Casei vs. RC

n = 130

Reuteri vs. RC

n = 125

LC vs. RC

n = 123

Casei vs. RC

n = 130

Reuteri vs. RC

n = 125

LC vs. RC

n = 123

Age (years)

≤ 15

− 0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.4)

− 0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.4)

− 0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.4)

− 0.3 (− 0.9 to 0.2)

− 0.1 (− 0.6 to 0.5)

− 0.03 (− 0.5 to 0.5)

> 15

− 0.2 (− 0.5 to 0.1)

0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.4)

0.2 (− 0.1 to 0.6)

− 0.3 (− 0.8 to 0.1)

0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.5)

− 0.3 (− 0.8 to 0.2)

Gender

Male

− 0.2 (− 0.7 to 0.4)

− 0.1 (− 0.7 to 0.4)

− 0.01 (− 0.5 to 0.5)

− 0.2 (− 0.7 to 0.3)

0.3 (− 0.3 to 0.9)

0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.6)

Female

− 0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.3)

0.1 (− 0.2 to 0.5)

0.2 (− 0.2 to 0.6)

− 0.5 (− 0.9 to − 0.003)*

− 0.2 (− 0.7 to 0.2)

− 0.4 (− 0.9 to 0.1)

Location

Flooding area

− 0.3 (− 0.7 to 0.1)

− 0.1 (− 0.5 to 0.3)

0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.5)

− 0.3 (− 0.7 to 0.1)

0.1 (− 0.3 to 0.5)

− 0.1 (− 0.5 to 0.3)

Non-flooding area

0.2 (− 0.2 to 0.7)

0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.6)

0.1 (− 0.4 to 0.6)

− 0.4 (− 1 to 0.3)

− 0.4 (− 1.1 to 0.3)

− 0.3 (− 0.9 to 0.4)

  1. BMIZ body mass index-for-age z-score, CI confidence interval, HAZ height-for-age z-score, PAQ-C physical activity questionnaire-children.
  2. Generalized linear model was performed in all such values; *p < 0.05.