Table 2.
Mean psychomotor development index by three types of undernutrition, composite index of anthropometric failure
| CIAF | % (n) | Mean PDI (SD) | Mean difference (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted mean difference (95% CI)b | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stunted+underweight+wasted | 7.6 (93) | 86.40 (17.68) | −13.49 (−16.95, −10.03) | 0.000 | −10.61 (−14.06, −7.15) | 0.000 |
| Stunted+underweight | 15.2 (185) | 88.02 (17.61 | −11.71 (−14.34, −9.08) | 0.000 | −9.14 (−11.79, −6.48) | 0.000 |
| Stunted only | 17.1 (208) | 94.05 (15.36) | −5.31 (−7.86, −2.77) | 0.000 | −3.85 (−6.36, −1.35) | 0.003 |
| Underweight+wasted | 6.2 (75) | 97.89 (16.0) | −2.58 (−6.38, 1.22) | NS | −0.78 (−4.52, 2.96) | NS |
| Underweight only | 2.0 (24) | 93.92 (13.91) | −7.17 (−13.63, −0.71) | 0.030 | −4.91 (−11.24, 1.42) | NS |
| Wasted only | 4.3 (53) | 100.62 (14.61) | 2.29 (−5.25, 3.74) | NS | 0.80 (−3.59, 5.19) | NS |
| Well nourished | 47.7 (581) | 100.15 (15.24) | NA | NA | NA | NA |
CIAF: composite index of anthropometric failure; NA: not applicable; NS: not significant; PD: psychomotor development; PDI: psychomotor development index.
a
Adjusted for age and gender.
b
Adjusted for age, gender and socioeconomic (SE) index.