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. 2008 Dec 22;8:418. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-418

Table 5.

Adjusted mean anthropometric indices according to household wealth status

All infants aged 0–11 months (n = 723)
Houshold wealth Mean WLZ Mean LAZ Mean WAZ
 Top 20% 0.15 (-0.05 to +0.35) -0.42 (-0.64 to -0.20) -0.19 (-0.40 to +0.01)
 Mid 40% 0.03 (-0.11 to +0.16) -0.69 (-0.84 to -0.55) -0.44 (-0.58 to -0.31)
 Lowest 40% 0.009 (-0.13 to +0.15) -1.00 (-1.15 to -0.85) -0.68 (-0.82 to -0.54)
Adjusted regression-coefficient 0.141, p = NS* -0.58, p < 0.001 -0.49, p < 0.001

*Not significant

** The mean WLZ, LAZ and WAZ were adjusted for all inherent, intermediate and proximal factors (table 1) in general linear multivariate analysis (GLM).