Odds ratios (and 95% CI) for influence of migrant background on rapid weight gain between birth and six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,031).

<p>Odds ratios (and 95% CI) for influence of migrant background on rapid weight gain between birth and six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,031).</p

Weight at birth, weight at six months, change in weight status during first six months (standard deviation and percent of infants with rapid growth by potentially influencing factors.

*<p>p-value from global F-test in ANOVA.</p

Characteristics of study participants included in the analysis (n = 1,287) by country of birth.

*<p>p-value from global F-Test (ANOVA) for continuous variables, chi-square test for categorical variables.</p>**<p>Scheffé test: Gestational weight gain differs between Turkey and Eastern Europe (p<0.05).</p><p>Birth height differs between Eastern Europe and Other (p<0.05).</p><p>Age of mother at birth different for all migrant groups compared to Germans (p<0.05).</p

Linear regression effect estimates (β) for influence of migrant background and parental socioeconomic status on infant weight gain (weight z-score) during first six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,009).

<p>Linear regression effect estimates (β) for influence of migrant background and parental socioeconomic status on infant weight gain (weight z-score) during first six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,009).</p

Linear regression effect estimates (β) for influence of migrant background on infant weight gain (weight z-score) during first six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,031).

<p>Linear regression effect estimates (β) for influence of migrant background on infant weight gain (weight z-score) during first six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,031).</p

Odds ratios (and 95% CI) for influence of migrant background and parental socioeconomic status on rapid weight gain between birth and six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,009).

<p>Odds ratios (and 95% CI) for influence of migrant background and parental socioeconomic status on rapid weight gain between birth and six months of life, adjusted for covariates (n = 1,009).</p

Flow chart describing the exclusion criteria and number of children excluded from analysis.

<p>Flow chart describing the exclusion criteria and number of children excluded from analysis.</p

Adjusted mean weight z-scores and 95% CIs according to migrant background and SES.

<p>(mean weight z-score adjusted for birth weight, gestational age, parental height, smoking during pregnancy, duration of exclusive breastfeeding).</p