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. 2012 Mar;18(2):375–384. doi: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.12.003

Table 5.

Multivariate analysisa of the effects of household poverty status on child stunting, stratified by age.

Poverty measure
Model with expenditures poverty Model with assets poverty Model with food poverty Model with subjective poverty
Overall sample
 Poorest 1.07 1.38 1.13 1.24
 Middle 1.03 1.03 1.21 1.18
 Least poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00



Among <6
 Poorest 1.30 1.28 1.19 1.26
 Middle 1.09 1.42 1.19 1.27
 Least poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00



Among 6–11
 Poorest 1.10 1.39 2.16⁎⁎ 1.23
 Middle 0.94 0.92 1.68 1.15
 Least poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00



Among 12–23
 Poorest 1.23 1.31 1.19 1.44
 Middle 1.17 1.04 1.26 1.39
 Least poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00



Among 24+
 Poorest 1.33 3.91⁎⁎ 1.27 4.35⁎⁎
 Middle 1.54 1.65 1.10 2.58
 Least poor 1.00 1.00 1.00 1.00

***p<.001.

a

All analyses include all control variables as in Table 6.

p<.10.

p<.05.

⁎⁎

p<.01.