Table A2.

Bivariate analysis showing the candidate variables in the study fat mass of children aged between 5 and 7 years in Jimma town southwest Ethiopia, June to July 2022.

Predictors	Unstandardized coefficients		p	95% CI for B
	ß	Std. Err		Lower	Upper
BMI for age (without MAM)	1.288	0.101	<0.001	1.09	1.48
Age of mother/caregiver	−0.002	0.008	0.763	−0.01	0.01
Family size of the caregiver	−0.013	0.033	0.685	−0.07	0.05
Maternal education (literate)	−0.606	0.130	<0.001	−0.86	−0.35
Age of the child (years)	0.174	0.079	0.028	0.01	0.32
Sex of the child (female)	0.192	0.121	0.113	−0.04	0.42
Birthweight of the child (gram)	0.922	0.132	<0.001	0.66	1.18
Complementary food starts before 6 months	−0.666	0.116	<0.001	−0.89	−0.43
Complementary food starts after 6 months	0.631	0.141	<0.001	0.35	0.90
Immunization status of the child	−0.490	0.157	0.002	−0.79	−0.18
Child EBF for the first 6 months	−0.707	0.115	<0.001	−0.93	−0.48
History of current illness	0.887	0.114	<0.001	0.66	1.11
Dewormed in last 6 months	−0.448	0.125	<0.001	−0.69	−0.20
Food insecurity (secure)	−0.912	0.142	<0.001	−1.19	−0.63
Wealth index (medium)	−0.013	0.147	0.931	−0.30	0.27
Wealth index (rich)	−0.791	0.114	<0.001	−1.01	−0.56

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; EBF, exclusive breastfeeding; MAM, moderate acute malnutrition.