Table 6.
Prevalence (%) and Odds Ratio (OR) of low height-for-age in children under 5 years according to socio-demographic and economic characteristics, 2003
|
Categorical variables |
N* (n = 199) |
% |
Crude |
p value** |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continuous variables # | Mean(SD) | OR | ||
|
Home ownership
|
|
|
|
|
| Own home (fully owned or mortgaged) |
162 |
4.9% |
1 |
0.027 |
| Rented, gifted or invaded |
37 |
16.2% |
3.726 |
|
|
Electric power supply
|
|
|
|
|
| Lacking |
22 |
22.7% |
1 |
0.011 ' |
| Present |
177 |
5.1% |
0.182 |
|
|
Wealth index
|
|
|
|
|
| Richer half |
104 |
1.9% |
1 |
0.004 ' |
| Poorer half |
95 |
12.6% |
7.373 |
|
|
Mother schooling (years)
|
|
|
|
|
| Did not go to school |
8 |
37.5% |
1 |
< 0.001 |
| 1 to 4 years |
27 |
7.4% |
0.013 |
|
| Above 4 years |
81 |
1.2% |
0.002 |
|
| p linear tendency |
|
|
|
0.003 |
|
Maternal height (cm)
#
|
186 |
158.5 (5.29) |
0.855 |
0.01 |
|
Number of pregnancies
#
|
113 |
2.63 (2.21) |
1.35 |
0.018 |
|
Anaemia diagnosis
|
|
|
|
|
| No |
69 |
49.64% |
1 |
0.176 |
| Yes | 70 | 50.36% | 3.09 |
Assis Brasil, AC, 2003.
*Missing in some variables.
**p-values without a mark ( ): Pearson’s chi-square test; with a mark ( ' ): Fisher's exact test.