Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted hazard ratios (HR) for mortality by mid-upper arm circumference and sociodemographic characteristics, stratified by ethnicity (Pahadis and Madhesis), among Nepalese children ≥6 months of age, Nepal Nutrition Intervention Project, Sarlahi-4 (21 October 2001–2 February 2006)
| Pahadis | Madhesis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |||||
| HR | 95 % CI* | HR | 95 % CI* | HR | 95 % CI* | HR | 95 % CI* | |
| MUAC | ||||||||
| ≥11·5 cm | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. |
| <11·5 cm | 4·89 | 1·72, 13·89 | 4·01 | 1·42, 11·76 | 7·22 | 5·01, 10·27 | 5·60 | 3·87, 8·11 |
| Sex | ||||||||
| Boys | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. |
| Girls | 0·94 | 0·49, 1·80 | 0·92 | 0·47, 1·77 | 1·87 | 1·31, 2·67 | 1·44 | 0·99, 2·07 |
| SES category | ||||||||
| Low | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. |
| Middle | 0·98 | 0·48, 2·31 | 1·17 | 0·49, 2·76 | 0·44 | 0·30, 0·65 | 0·51 | 0·34, 0·75 |
| High | 0·32 | 0·11, 0·87 | 0·49 | 0·17, 1·43 | 0·31 | 0·12, 0·50 | 0·43 | 0·26, 0·69 |
| Maternal literacy | ||||||||
| Illiterate | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. | 1·00 | Ref. |
| Literate | 0·27 | 0·11, 0·65 | 0·38 | 0·15, 0·95 | 0·47 | 0·23, 0·97 | 0·74 | 0·35, 1·55 |
SES, socio-economic status; Ref., reference category.
*
Significance level P<0·05.