Patterns of Growth in Childhood in Relation to Adult Schooling Attainment and Intelligence Quotient in 6 Birth Cohorts in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Evidence from the Consortium of Health-Oriented Research in Transitioning Societies (COHORTS)
Natalia E. Poveda, Fernando Pires Hartwig, César G. Victora, Linda S. Adair, Fernando C. Barros, Santosh K. Bhargava +11 more
Journal of Nutrition
Abstract
Linear growth in the first 1000 d is a predictor of schooling attainment and IQ in adulthood in LMICs. Linear growth in later periods was not associated with either of these outcomes. Changes in relative weight across the life course were not associated with schooling and IQ in adulthood.
Concepts
DemographyPoisson regressionIntelligence quotientEducational attainmentHuman capitalBirth weightMedicineYoung adult