Table 2. Nutritional status of 365 children in Recife according to socioeconomic, demographic and environmental indicators.

Variables	Index length for age
	< P10	≤ P10	Raw OR (95% CI)
Mother's age (years)*
20-29	67	153	1.00
13-19	19	43	1.01 (0.55-1.86)
≥ 30	37	45	1.93 (1.15-3.24)†
Cohabitation with father
Yes	94	201	1.00
No	30	40	1.60 (0.94-2.73)‡
Presence of television at home
Yes	70	187	1.00
No	54	54	2.67 (1.68-4.26)§
Number of persons in the household
2-4	34	100	1.00
5-7	57	104	1.61 (0.97-2.67)
≥ 8	33	37	2.62 (1.43-4.83)II
Water supply
Inside the house	52	169	1.00
Outside the house	27	31	2.83 (1.55-5.17)§
Others	45	41	3.57 (2.11-6.03)§
Location of the home ¶
Metropolitan region of Recife	62	148	1.00
Urban area (other cities)	29	68	0.99 (0.59-1.67)
Rural area	33	23	3.43 (1.86-6.30)§

P = percentile; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval;

^* one case without information;

^† p < 0.05;

^‡ p < 0.10;

^§ p < 0.001;

^II p < 0.01;

^¶ two cases without information.