Table 2. Characteristics of the sample (N = 729).
n (%) | 95% CI | ||
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Stunting | |||
stunted (LAZ<-2) | 284 (39.0) | 35.5, 42.5 | |
not stunted (LAZ≥-2) | 445 (61.0) | 57.4, 64.5 | |
Wasting | |||
wasted (WHZ<-2) | 140 (19.2) | 16.5, 22.2 | |
not wasted (WHZ≥-2) | 589 (80.8) | 77.8, 83.5 | |
Underweight | |||
underweight (WAZ<-2) | 377 (51.7) | 48.1, 55.3 | |
not underweight (WAZ≥-2) | 352 (49.3) | 44.7, 51.9 | |
Blood lead level | |||
elevated (BLL≥5μg/dL) | 631 (86.6) | 83.9,88.9 | |
normal (BLL≤5μg/dL) | 98 (13.4) | 11.2,16.1 | |
Gender of child | |||
Male | 367 (50.3) | 46.7, 54.0 | |
Female | 362 (49.7) | 46.0, 53.3 | |
Maternal Education | |||
never attended school | 153 (21.0) | 18.2, 24.1 | |
attended school | 567 (79.0) | 75.9, 81.8 | |
Food Security Status | |||
food secure | 430 (59.0) | 55.4, 62.5 | |
mildly food insecure | 75 (10.3) | 8.3, 12.7 | |
moderately food insecure | 143 (19.6) | 16.9, 22.7 | |
severely food insecure | 81 (11.1) | 9.0, 13.6 | |
Mean (±SD) | 95% CI | ||
HAZ | -1.68 (±1.21) | -1.76, -1.59 | |
WHZ | -0.94 (±1.17) | -1.03, -0.86 | |
WAZ | -1.60 (±1.28) | -1.69, -1.5 | |
BLL (μg/dL) | 8.25 (±3.64) | 7.98, 8.51 | |
Child’s age (months) | 12.6 (±5.18) | 12.27, 13.02 | |
Child’s length (cm) | 70.8 (±5.67) | 70.43, 71.25 | |
Child’s weight (Kg) | 7.83 (±1.39) | 7.73, 7.93 | |
Maternal height (cm) | 149.2 (±6.0) | 148.8, 149.7 | |
Maternal weight (Kg) | 46.9 (±8.99) | 46.4, 47.5 | |
Maternal BMI (Kg/m2) | 21.0 (±3.6) | 20.8, 21.3 | |
Monthly household income (US$)* | 124 (±143) | 113.5, 134.2 |
*1 USD = 78 Bangladeshi Taka