Table 7.
Multivariable analysis of the association between sociodemographic correlates and malnutrition, Nigeria
| Variable | Underweight | Overweight | Obesity |
| (BMI<18.50) | (BMI=25–29.99) | (BMI≥30) | |
| Women’s education (in years) | −0.042*** (−0.067 to −0.018) | 0.034*** (0.019 to 0.049) | 0.048*** (0.028 to 0.068) |
| Women’s age (in years) | −0.019** (−0.035 to −0.0021) | 0.040*** (0.030 to 0.051) | 0.072*** (0.056 to 0.088) |
| Household wealth index | |||
| Poorest (reference) | |||
| Poorer | −0.200** (−0.366 to −0.034) | 0.289*** (0.090 to 0.488) | 0.208 (−0.280 to 0.697) |
| Middle | −0.291** (−0.517 to −0.0650) | 0.691*** (0.479 to 0.903) | 0.788* (0.298 to 1.278) |
| Rich | −0.208 (−0.477 to 0.0614) | 0.998* (0.764 to 1.232) | 1.196* (0.694 to 1.698) |
| Richest | −0.530*** (−0.921– to −0.139) | 1.351*** (1.074 to 1.628) | 1.862*** (1.353 to 2.372) |
| Woman currently working (yes) | −0.0518 (−0.198 to 0.0944) | 0.0231 (−0.102 to 0.148) | −0.292*** (−0.497 to −0.0878) |
| Place of residence (urban) | 0.166 (−0.0500 to 0.381) | 0.0775 (−0.0643 to 0.219) | 0.178* (−0.0244 to 0.379) |
| Sex of household head (female) | −0.0836 (−0.336 to 0.169) | 0.0127 (−0.149 to 0.174) | −0.084 (−0.300 to 0.133) |
| Parity | −0.011 (−0.0538 to 0.0313) | 0.039** (0.009 to 0.0698) | 0.0230 (−0.021 to 0.067) |
| Household size | 0.007 (−0.015 to 0.029) | −0.009 (−0.025 to 0.00654) | 0.023* (−0.002 to 0.047) |
| Frequency of watching TV | |||
| Not at all (reference) | |||
| Less than once a week | −0.146 (−0.336 to 0.045) | 0.0771 (−0.056 to 0.210) | 0.0585 (−0.162 to 0.278) |
| At least once a week | −0.252*** (−0.438 to −0.066) | 0.155** (0.024 to 0.285) | 0.205* (−0.009 to 0.420) |
| Currently breastfeeding | 0.178*** (0.043 to 0.314) | −0.176*** (−0.278 to −0.073) | −0.363*** (−0.524 to −0.202) |
| Marital status | |||
| Never in union | |||
| Married or cohabiting | −0.177 (−0.652 to 0.299) | 0.633* (0.188 to 1.078) | 0.557* (−0.090 to 1.204) |
| Formerly in union | 0.0721 (−0.400 to 0.545) | 0.921* (0.426 to 1.416) | 1.071* (0.417 to 1.724) |
| Decision on large household purchases | |||
| Respondent alone | |||
| Both respondent and partner | −0.206 (−0.641 to 0.230) | 0.0218 (−0.209 to 0.252) | 0.341* (−0.002 to 0.684) |
| Partner alone | −0.181 (−0.579 to 0.218) | −0.015 (−0.238 to 0.209) | −0.177 (−0.538 to 0.184) |
| Someone else/other | 1.314* (−0.239 to 2.866) | −0.651 (−1.912 to 0.609) | −0.225 (−1.731 to 1.281) |
| Decision on respondent’s health | |||
| Respondent alone (reference) | |||
| Both respondent and partner | −0.0847 (−0.525 to 0.356) | −0.0141 (−0.251 to 0.223) | −0.192 (−0.547 to 0.163) |
| Partner alone | 0.069 (−0.334 to 0.474) | 0.025 (−0.206 to 0.256) | −0.088 (−0.460 to 0.283) |
| Someone else/other | −2.381*** (−1.417 to −0.423) | −1.369** (−4.688 to −3.669) | −2.604** (−7.160 to −5.311) |
| Observations | 31 170 | 31 170 | 31 170 |
CI in parentheses.
*P<0.1; **P<0.05; ***P<0.01.
BMI, body mass index.