Table 3. Baseline transition intensity estimates and corresponding 95% confidence interval from the multi-state model with and without covariates.

State 1: normal, State 2: Marginally stunted, State 3: Moderately stunted, State 4: Severely stunted.

Transition parameter	Model without covariate	Model with covariates
State 1—State 1	-0.2994 (-0.3946,-0.2272)	-0.4214 (-0.9506,-0.1868)
State 1—State 2	0.2994 (0.2272, 0.3946)	0.4214 (0.1868, 0.9506)
State 2—State 1	0.2838 (0.2143, 0.3759)	0.4114 (0.1831, 0.9243)
State 2—State 2	-0.4874 (-0.5789,-0.4103)	-0.5828 (-1.0219,-0.3324)
State 2—State 3	0.2036 (0.1692, 0.2450)	0.1714 (0.1342, 0.2189)
State 3—State 2	0.2049 (0.1713, 0.2451)	0.1909 (0.1473, 0.2473)
State 3—State 3	-0.3518 (-0.4029,-0.3071)	-0.4754 (-0.7312,-0.3090)
State 3—State 4	0.1469 (0.1177, 0.1834)	0.2845 (0.1365, 0.5929)
State 4—State 3	0.1960 (0.1587, 0.2420)	0.4390 (0.2057, 0.9368)
State 4—State 4	-0.1960 (-0.2420,-0.1587)	-0.4390 (-0.9368,-0.2057)
-2loglike	5468.886	5041.042
# of Parameters	6	120
AIC	5480.886	5281.042