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. 2014 Jul 24;3(2):71–76. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2014.63

Table 2 . Logistic regression analysis of significant determinants related to stunting, underweight, and wasting among under-six years children .

Parameters Stunting OR (95% CI) Underweight OR (95% CI) Wasting OR (95% CI)
Child’s gender 1.41 (1.26-1.58) .10 (0.99-1.24) *
Male
Female
Type of settlement 1.23 (1.08-1.40) 1.33 (1.18-1.50) 1.25 (1.10-1.42)
Urban
Rural (Ref)
Family size * 1.35 (1.10-1.65) *
1-4 (Ref)
>4
Family income
<134 dollar 3.21 (1.17-8.85) 1.81 (0.83-3.93)
134-200 dollar 3.66 (1.33-10.04) 1.53 (0.71-3.33)
201-334 dollar 3.18 (1.15-8.75) * 1.42 (0.65-3.11)
335-667 dollar 2.76 (0.98-7.80) 1.16 (0.51-2.65)
>667 dollar (Ref)
Maternal education
Diploma and lower 0.80 (0.64-0.98)
Diploma 0.72 (0.59-0.89) * *
Universal education (Ref)
Ethnicity
Fars (Ref)
Ghashghaei 0.90 (0.70-1.15) 0.89 (0.70-1.14) 1.24 (0.98-1.57)
Khamse 3.36 (1.62-6.93) 1.95 (0.85-4.48) 0.57 (0.13-2.38)
Mamasani 0.99 (0.79-1.24) 0.60 (0.46-0.78) 0.65 (0.49-0.86)
Arab 0.87 (0.51-1.49) 1.48 (0.96-2.29) 2.58 (1.75-3.80)
Others 1.58 (1.19-2.11) 1.61 (1.21-2.14) 1.00 (0.70-1.43)
Health services
Yes (Ref) * *
No 1.87 (1.39-2.52)
Health water supply
Yes (Ref.)
No ) 1.27 (0.98-1.66) 1.37 (1.06-1.76) 1.58 (1.21-2.05

* Variable not determined as stunting, underweight, and wasting in backward stepwise logistic regression models, Ref; Reference category