Table 10

Characteristics associated with concentration of ferritin (log values) at 2 years old

	Bangladeshi	Pakistani	Indian
Constant: base ferritin (μg/l)	3.96	3.78	2.93
Cows’ milk at 15 months	−0.42^**	−0.37^**	−0.46^**
Amount of cows’ milk at 2 years	−0.0005^**	−0.0004^**	−0.0003^**
Weight gain: birth to 15 months	−0.13^**	−0.082-150	NS
Mother not born in UK	NS	−0.252-150	NS
Cows’ milk at 9 months	NS	−0.38^**	NS
Given vitamins at 2 years	NS	NS	0.21^**
Percentage of variance explained by model	16	17	11