Codebook for the dataset that accompanies “Does early growth failure influence later school performance? A cohort study in Karonga district, northern Malawi”

Variable name Description Value codes Stata Data type
rd Round (HDSS)   string
id Participant ID   string
ses4 SES around age 4 1=Most Poor
2=Moderately poor
3= Least Poor
float
age Age of individual (years)   float
best_schlgrp Highest grade attended in school  1= P1 (or Standard 1)
2=P2
3=P3
4=P4
5=P5
6=P6
7=P7
8=P8
long
repeat Repeating Std 1 (Never/1+times) 0=Never
1=1+ times
float
cbrwaz Birth Weight for Age z-score  (raw)   double
cbrhaz Birth Height for Age z-core (raw)   double
ses_score Household wealth categories  1=Most Poor
2=Moderately poor
3= Least Poor
byte
edu_f Father's Education  0 =  None/<Primary
1 = At least Primary School Level
float
edu_m Mother's Education 0 =  None/<Primary
1 = At least Primary School Level
float
motherheight Mother's height   double
mageatb Mother's age at birth   float
season_birth Season of birth 1= Warm, rainy
2= Cool, dry
3= Hot, dry
float
agestart Age at school enrolment- categorical 1= Underage, <6yrs
2= At Age, 6 yrs
3= Over age, >6yrs
float
mummuac Mother's Mid-Upper Arm Circumference at birth 0=No maternal malnutrition
1= Yes
float
cbrstunting Stunting at birth 0=Normal
1=Moderate/Severe
float
bfupstunting Stunting at  follow-up 0=Normal
1=Moderate/Severe
float
age4grade Age-for-Grade at age 11 1=Under/At Age
2=1 yr
3=2+ yrs
float
sex Sex 1 = Male
2 = Female
float
fivestunting Stunting around age 5 0=Normal
1=Moderate/Severe
float