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. 2017 Feb 6;20(7):1235–1247. doi: 10.1017/S1368980016003499

Table 5.

Multivariable logistic regression models of sample characteristics associated with child stunting, overweight/obesity and anaemia; Samoan island of Upolu, June–August 2015

Stunting (n 305) OW/OB (n 305) Anaemia (n 304)*
Characteristic Adjusted OR 95 % CI P Adjusted OR 95 % CI P Adjusted OR 95 % CI P
Census region
Apia Urban Area 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
North West Upolu 0·74 0·32, 1·75 0·497 0·62 0·26, 1·47 0·277 0·80 0·42, 1·54 0·500
Rest of Upolu 1·22 0·55, 2·71 0·623 0·72 0·33, 1·58 0·414 1·04 0·56, 1·95 0·895
Child
Age (months)
24–35 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
36–47 0·56 0·28, 1·11 0·096 0·88 0·43, 1·83 0·739 0·88 0·50, 1·54 0·654
48–59 0·65 0·27, 1·56 0·334 0·25 0·12, 0·53 <0·001
Sex
Male 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref. 1·00 Ref.
Female 0·41 0·21, 0·79 0·006 0·89 0·47, 1·70 0·723 1·18 0·71, 1·96 0·531
TEI (kJ) 1·00 1·00, 1·00 0·485 1·00 1·00, 1·00 0·643 1·00 1·00, 1·00 0·383
Eats frozen desserts weekly 0·30 0·14, 0·64 <0·001
Ate breakfast daily 2·09 0·93, 4·68 0·073
Vitamin C (per 10 mg/d) 1·04 1·00, 1·07 0·046
Ca (per 100 mg/d) 1·16 1·00, 1·34 0·056 1·14 1·00, 1·30 0·052
Sugar (per 10 g/d) 0·89 0·80, 0·99 0·032
Mother and household
Material lifestyle score
Quartile 1 (mean=1·3, sd=0·8) 1·00 Ref.
Quartile 2 (mean=3·5, sd=0·5) 1·75 0·54, 5·70 0·824
Quartile 3 (mean=5·9, sd=0·8) 1·98 0·67, 5·89 0·856
Quartile 4 (mean=10·5, sd=2·8) 3·61 1·22, 10·71 0·016
Married or cohabitating 0·60 0·34, 1·07 0·084
Maternal anaemia 2·20 1·22, 3·98 0·007

OW/OB, overweight and obesity; TEI, total energy intake; ref., reference category.

*

One participant was excluded due to a missing value for maternal anaemia.