Table 4. Output of the linear regression analysis on predictors of LBW in rural Sidama, Southern Ethiopia Jan–Oct 2011.

Variables	Unstandardized Coefficients		Standardized Coefficients	t	P
	Beta	SE	Beta
Constant	−871.3	416.6		−2.092	0.037
Sex (0 = Female, 1 = Male)	101.7	31.8	−0.120	−3.194	0.001*
Nullyparous (0 = Primipara, 1 = Parous)	128.7	51.9	0.110	2.481	0.013*
Maternal age (years)	3.7	3.4	0.049	1.091	0.276
Serum zinc (µg/dl)	1.6	1.6	0.037	0.977	0.329
Serum retinol (µmol/l)	−0.1	1.4	−0.003	−0.086	0.932
Body height (cm)	10.8	2.4	0.172	4.458	0.000*
CRP (0 = Positive, 1 = Negative)	180.2	63.7	0.107	2.830	0.005*
MUAC (cm)	70.5	8.9	0.305	7.941	0.000*

^*significant variables in the model.