Table 7.

Association of stunting and underweight with WHO feeding indicators*. Cambodian Demographic and Health Surveys 2000 and 2005

	WHO feeding indicators
	Stunting [odds ratio (95% CI)]				Underweight [odds ratio (95% CI)]
	2000 models		2005 models		2000 models		2005 models
0–5 month olds †	Model 2		Model 2		Model 2		Model 2
Pregnancy index	0.80 ‡		1.13		0.88		0.73
	(0.64, 1.00)		(0.88, 1.46)		(0.69, 1.11)		(0.53, 1.01
Initiated breastfeeding in first hour	0.94		1.62		0.82		2.28
	(0.44, 2.03)		(0.85, 3.11)		(0.34, 1.97)		(0.98, 5.33)
Exclusive breastfeeding	3.59 §		1.00		2.91 §		0.56
	(1.74, 7.42)		(0.49, 2.02)		(1.35, 6.29)		(0.23, 1.35)
6–23 month olds ¶	Model 3	Model 3a	Model 3	Model 3a	Model 3	Model 3a	Model 3	Model 3a
Minimum acceptable diet		0.99		0.80		1.01		1.01
		(0.71, 1.37)		(0.60, 1.08)		(0.71, 1.42)		(0.73, 1.39)
Dietary diversity	0.85		0.75		1.04		0.93
	(0.61, 1.17)		(0.56, 1.02)		(0.74, 1.45)		(0.67, 1.29)
Feeding frequency	0.94		1.12		0.95		1.14
	(0.72, 1.24)		(0.83, 1.51)		(0.72, 1.27)		(0.82, 1.57)
Iron‐fortified foods	0.96	0.89	0.80	0.80	0.91	0.92	0.93	0.93
	(0.69, 1.36)	(0.64, 1.23)	(0.52, 1.24)	(0.52, 1.21)	(0.64, 1.31)	(0.65, 1.29)	(0.58, 1.49)	(0.59, 1.48)

CI, confidence interval; WHO, World Health Organization. Note that these models also included age, gender, mother's age and asset quintile as covariates. *Indicators for assessing infant and young child feeding practices, conclusions of a consensus meeting held 6–8 November 2007 in Washington, DC, USA (Working Group on Infant and Young Child Feeding Indicators 2007). ^†Sample size for 0–5 months models: 2000 = 956; 2005 = 1104. ^‡Statistically significant, P < 0.05. ^§Statistically significant, P < 0.0l. ^¶Sample size for 6–23 months models: 2000 = 355; 2005 = 291.