Table 1.
Relationship between under-nutrition and psychomotor development index
| Mean PDI (SD)a | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)a | p-value | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)b | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunted | Yes | 90.63 (16.18) | −8.89 (−10.77, −7.01) | 0.000 | −6.89 (−8.77, −5.01) | 0.000 |
| No | 99.53 (16.11) | |||||
| Underweight | Yes | 90.74 (16.77) | −8.65 (−10.59, −6.70) | 0.000 | −6.47 (−8.44, −4.50) | 0.000 |
| No | 98.80 (16.50) | |||||
| Wasted | Yes | 93.07 (16.52) | −3.55 (−5.96, −1.14) | 0.040 | −1.71 (−4.05, 0.64) | NS |
| No | 96.62 (16.43) | |||||
| Any under-nutrition | Yes | 92.18 (16.92) | −7.66 (−9.47, −5.85) | 0.000 | −5.39 (−7.23, −3.55) | 0.000 |
| No | 100.15 (15.24) | |||||
NS: not significant; PDI: psychomotor development index.
a
Adjusted for age and gender.
b
Adjusted for age, gender and socioeconomic (SE) index.