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. 2020 Jun 15;7(2):380–392. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2020032

Table 3. Logistic regression models for stunted, underweight, overweight, and wasted children.

Variables Reference Group Stunting
Underweight
Overweight
Wasting
OR CI OR CI OR CI OR CI
Mother height Tall stature Short stature 2.02** 1.67–2.45 1.48** 1.22–1.79 2.14** 1.63–2.79 0.93 0.69–1.24
Mother education Higher No 1.56* 1.16–2.09 2.56** 1.78–3.70 0.72 0.45–1.15 1.68* 1.03–2.75
Primary 1.51* 1.11–2.05 2.19** 1.49–3.22 0.74 0.45–1.23 1.15 0.67–1.96
Secondary 0.89 0.66–1.18 1.33 0.92–1.94 0.83 0.53–1.31 1.17 0.71–1.91
Mother's age Age 1.01 0.99–1.01 0.99 0.98–1.00 1.01 0.99–1.04 1.01 0.99–1.03
Mother's weight Weight 0.99** 0.98–1.00 1.00** 0.99–1.00 1.00** 1.00–1.01 0.99** 0.99–1.00
Residence Rural Urban 1.25* 1.05–1.49 0.95 0.78–1.15 1.74** 1.31–2.30 1.09 0.83–1.44
Wealth index Richest Poorest 2.89** 2.11–3.96 1.16 0.82–1.64 3.50** 2.11–5.77 1.02 0.62–1.67
Poor 2.30** 1.71–3.09 1.07 0.77–1.49 1.82* 1.12–2.99 0.89 0.55–1.43
Middle 1.80** 1.38–2.38 0.94 0.68–1.29 1.46 0.93–2.31 1.01 0.65–1.57
Richer 1.47* 1.14–1.89 0.89 0.66–1.19 1.02 0.67–1.56 0.89 0.59–1.36
Child sex Female Male 1.21** 1.05–1.41 1.19* 1.02–1.39 1.03 0.82–1.31 1.19 0.95–1.51
Child age Age 1.02** 1.02–1.03 1.00** 1.00–1.01 1.00 0.99–1.00 0.98** 0.97–0.99

Note: ** p ≤ 0.01, * p ≤ 0.05. OR = odds ratio, CI = confidence interval.