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. 2017 Apr 3;20(9):1627–1639. doi: 10.1017/S1368980017000544

Table 3.

Multivariable mixed-effects logistic regression analysis of factors associated with stunting in 0–35-month-old children in Côte d’Ivoire and its three zones from 1994 to 2011

Côte d’Ivoire (n 5852) Abidjan (n 845) South zone (n 3630) North zone (n 1377)
Characteristic aOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P aOR 95 % CI P
Year 0·090 0·102 0·007 0·632
1994 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
1998 0·64 0·34, 1·20 0·165 0·82 0·48, 1·41 0·478 0·71 0·53, 0·95 0·020 1·20 0·81, 1·79 0·361
2011 1·39 0·72, 2·64 0·323 1·62 0·87, 3·01 0·129 0·74 0·58, 0·94 0·012 1·00 0·72, 1·39 0·992
Zone 0·034 NA NA NA
Abidjan 1·00 Ref.
South 1·81 1·14, 2·87 0·012
North 1·87 1·14, 3·06 0·012
Zone×year 0·028 NA NA NA
Abidjan+1994 1·00 Ref.
South+1998 1·09 0·55, 2·16 0·811
South+2011 0·53 0·27, 1·05 0·069
North+1998 1·96 0·94, 4·12 0·074
North+2011 0·69 0·33, 1·41 0·305
Sex 0·019 0·060 0·002
Male 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Female 0·77 0·62, 0·96 0·019 0·66 0·42, 1·02 0·060 0·70 0·56, 0·88 0·002
Age group (months) <0·001 0·002 <0·001 0·001
<6 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
6–11 1·03 0·70, 1·51 0·897 2·22 0·78, 6·31 0·134 0·94 0·57, 1·54 0·807 1·03 0·53, 2·02 0·927
12–17 1·80 1·22, 2·64 0·003 4·42 1·70, 11·46 0·002 1·67 1·07, 2·60 0·023 1·71 0·72, 4·04 0·222
18–23 2·77 1·82, 4·22 <0·001 4·51 1·69, 12·01 0·003 2·89 1·62, 5·17 <0·001 2·31 1·29, 4·13 0·005
24–29 2·65 1·78, 3·96 <0·001 4·80 2·01, 11·46 0·001 2·58 1·62, 4·12 <0·001 2·29 0·92, 5·71 0·075
30–35 3·70 2·48, 5·52 <0·001 7·05 2·77, 17·94 <0·001 3·70 2·17, 6·30 <0·001 3·18 1·56, 6·52 0·002
Birth order 0·467 0·003
1 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
2–3 0·84 0·66, 1·07 0·156 1·38 0·80, 2·37 0·242
4–5 0·84 0·64, 1·10 0·201 0·44 0·21, 0·92 0·029
≥6 0·82 0·60, 1·13 0·225 1·48 0·76, 2·91 0·249
Level of education 0·028 0·200 0·114 0·177
No formal education 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Primary 0·78 0·62, 0·99 0·037 0·78 0·43, 1·39 0·391 0·76 0·58, 1·00 0·047 0·97 0·65, 1·46 0·893
Secondary/higher 0·68 0·49, 0·96 0·027 0·56 0·29, 1·06 0·072 0·81 0·51, 1·28 0·359 0·57 0·31, 1·04 0·066
Mother’s BMI 0·001 0·031 0·001
Normal 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Underweight 1·46 1·04, 2·05 0·028 1·11 0·71, 1·74 0·658 2·20 1·35, 3·57 0·002
Overweight/obese 0·65 0·49, 0·87 0·004 0·58 0·38, 0·88 0·010 0·61 0·37, 0·99 0·045
Wealth index 0·004 0·049 0·119
Poorest 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Poorer 0·84 0·62, 1·13 0·246 0·90 0·64, 1·26 0·537 0·78 0·44, 1·37 0·388
Middle 0·80 0·60, 1·06 0·113 0·89 0·62, 1·27 0·513 0·70 0·45, 1·09 0·114
Richer 0·80 0·58, 1·12 0·196 0·96 0·62, 1·48 0·834 0·74 0·44, 1·24 0·249
Richest 0·47 0·31, 0·70 <0·001 0·45 0·25, 0·79 0·006 0·41 0·21, 0·79 0·008

aOR, adjusted odds ratio; Ref., reference category; NA, not applicable.

Each model includes only variables that were significant at P<0·20 in univariable and adjusted models.

Data are based on de-normalised sample weights.