Table 2.

Results of GEE analysis of full model. (Lack of fit Χ²=8.999, p=0.437.)

variable	parameter estimate	s.e.	Z	p
no. of dependents	−0.385	0.198	−1.95	0.051
log of wife's age	−1.796	0.979	−1.83	0.067
age difference (husband−wife)	−0.152	0.070	−2.17	0.030
wife's age at marriage	−0.019	0.081	−0.23	0.816