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. 2018 Sep 17;13(9):e0204142. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0204142

Table 4. Risk factors of stunting among children under 5 in poor China.

Model 0 Model1
OR 95%CI P
Fixed effects
Age of child, months
0–5 1 -
6–11 1.52 0.91,2.56 0.110
12–23 3.39 2.14,5.36 <0.001
24–35 3.56 2.23,5.67 <0.001
36–47 3.27 2.00,5.36 <0.001
48–59 3.60 2.18,5.97 <0.001
Gender of Child
Boys 1 -
Girls 0.93 0.77,1.11 0.413
Ethnicity
Han 1 -
Tibetan 2.35 1.59,3.48 <0.001
Yi 1.95 1.27,2.99 0.002
Other 1.42 1.07,1.89 0.015
Caregiver’s education
Illiteracy 3.26 1.74,6.11 0.038
Primary 3.41 1.85,6.28 <0.001
Secondary 1.90 1.04,3.49 <0.001
College and above 1 -
Left-behind Children
Yes 1.07 0.83,1.37 0.612
No 1 -
Random effects
Variance (SE) 0.667(0.181) 0.388(0.123)
ICC 0.170 0.105
Chi-square value 123.08 69.91
P <0.001 <0.001