Table 5.
Multivariable analysis of the association between sociodemographic correlates and malnutrition, Kenya
| Variables | Underweight | Overweight | Obesity |
| (BMI<18.50) | (BMI=25.290.99) | (BMI≥30) | |
| Women’s education (in years) | −0.113*** (−0.148 to −0.078) | 0.013 (−0.016 to 0.042) | 0.013 (−0.030 to 0.056) |
| Women’s age (in years) | 0.026** (0.001 to 0.052) | 0.066*** (0.046 to 0.089) | 0.120*** (0.087 to 0.153) |
| Household wealth index | |||
| Poorest (reference) | |||
| Poorer | −0.488*** (−0.805 to −0.172) | 0.279* (−0.025 to 0.582) | 0.633* (0.080 to 1.187) |
| Middle | −0.500*** (−0.869 to −0.130) | 0.609*** (0.261 to 0.957) | 0.790* (0.268 to 1.311) |
| Rich | −0.940*** (−1.376 to −0.504) | 0.927* (0.578 to 1.276) | 1.690*** (1.164 to 2.216) |
| Richest | −1.307*** (−1.946 to −0.668) | 1.427*** (1.042 to 1.813) | 2.616*** (2.049 to 3.184) |
| Woman currently working (yes) | −0.357*** (−0.590 to −0.123) | 0.0162 (−0.221 to 0.253) | 0.210 (−0.110 to 0.529) |
| Place of residents (urban) | 0.0337 (−0.272 to 0.339) | 0.107 (−0.115 to 0.330) | 0.497*** (0.177 to 0.817) |
| Sex of household head (female) | 0.230 (−0.0570 to 0.518) | 0.0205 (−0.177 to 0.218) | −0.0346 (−0.336 to 0.267) |
| Parity | −0.164*** (−0.243 to −0.085) | −0.118*** (−0.190 to −0.046) | −0.084 (−0.199 to 0.030) |
| Household size | −0.035 (−0.089 to 0.019) | 0.013 (−0.034 to 0.061) | 0.034 (−0.044 to 0.111) |
| Frequency of watching TV | |||
| Not at all | |||
| Less than once a week | −0.539*** (−0.905 to −0.174) | 0.076 (−0.295 to 0.447) | −0.131 (−0.700 to 0.439) |
| At least once a week | −0.066 (−0.355 to 0.223) | 0.043 (−0.194 to 0.281) | 0.035 (−0.357 to 0.426) |
| Currently breastfeeding (yes) | 0.102 (−0.112 to 0.316) | −0.156* (−0.338 to 0.026) | −0.204 (−0.510 to 0.102) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never in union (reference) | |||
| Married or cohabiting | 0.299 (−0.197 to 0.794) | 0.870* (0.422 to 1.317) | 0.898* (0.212 to 1.584) |
| Formerly in union | 0.209 (−0.339 to 0.756) | 0.488** (0.047 to 0.929) | 0.312 (−0.392 to 1.017) |
| Decision on household large purchases | |||
| Respondent alone (reference) | |||
| Both respondent and partner | −0.217 (−0.546 to 0.113) | −0.303** (−0.543 to −0.063) | 0.0495 (−0.259 to 0.358) |
| Partner alone | −0.298* (−0.641 to 0.045) | −0.0677 (−0.350 to 0.215) | −0.128 (−0.528 to 0.273) |
| Someone else/other | −2.309*** (−4.053 to −0.565) | −0.970 (−3.170 to 1.231) | −13.66*** (−14.580 to −12.730) |
| Decision on respondent’s health | |||
| Respondent alone (reference) | |||
| Both respondent and partner | −0.0559 (−0.427 to 0.315) | 0.0704 (−0.194 to 0.335) | −0.131 (−0.524 to 0.262) |
| Partner alone | −0.220 (−0.601 to 0.161) | −0.016 (−0.301 to 0.268) | −0.183 (−0.633 to 0.266) |
| Someone else/other | −2.446*** (−4.226 to −0.666) | 0.092 (−2.677 to 2.862) | −12.920*** (−14.610 to −11.230) |
| Observations | 9993 | 9993 | 9993 |
CI in parentheses.
*P<0.1; **P<0.05; ***P<0.01.
BMI, body mass index.