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. 2007 Feb;97(2):229–232. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.070409

TABLE 2—

Association of Stunting With Child, Family, and Community Characteristics in Conflict Zones of Chiapas, Mexico: Multivariate Analysis

Odds Ratio (95% Confidence Interval) P
Age of child, mo
    ≤5 Reference
    6–11 3.0 (1.8, 5.1) < .001
    12–23 9.1 (4.8, 17.3) < .001
    24–35 8.2 (4.2, 16.1) < .001
    36–47 9.0 (4.8, 17.0) < .001
    48–59 12.1 (5.6, 26.1) < .001
Maternal education (at least 1 year) 0.9 (0.9, 1.0) .006
Household has dirt floor 1.6 (1.2, 2.2) .002
Maternal language fluency
    Monolingual Spanish speaker Reference
    Bilingual indigenous: Spanish 1.8 (1.1, 3.1) .018
    Monolingual indigenous language 1.9 (1.3, 2.8) .001
Region of residence
    Norte region Reference
    Altos region 2.5 (1.3, 4.7) .006
    Selva region 1.5 (1.0, 2.3) .055
Intracommunity division
    Community not divided Reference
    Community divided, not by political party 2.7 (1.4, 5.3) .005
    Community divided by political party 1.8 (1.1, 2.8) .013