Table 3.

Predictors of walking among 8- to 17-mo Nepali infants (n=301)¹

Characteristics	Model 12	Model 22
Age (mo)	1.79 ± 0.07***	1.74 ± 0.07***
Low caste Hindu3	3.52 ± 0.58*	2.99 ± 0.60
Muslim	3.87 ± 0.65*	3.06 ± 0.67
Low SES4	1.43 ± 0.29	1.37 ± 0.30
Female	1.11 ± 0.28	1.07 ± 0.29
Length-for-Age Z-score	1.66 ± 0.14***	1.69 ± 0.15**
Weight-for-Length Z-score	1.62 ± 0.18**	1.65 ± 0.18**
No anemia (hemoglobin≥105g/L)	2.09 ± 0.31*	2.02 ± 0.32*
Meat		2.93 ± 0.30***

¹301 of the 485 children were age-eligible and had complete data for the walking analysis;

²logistic regression; Odds ratios ± standard error;

³Vaiyshas, Shudras vs. Brahmins and Chhetris;

⁴Socio-economic status, less than median of 4 possessions;

^*p< 0.05,

^**p< 0.01,

^***p<0.001