Table 3.

Multivariate logistic regression model of anemia predictors among the last born 6–59-month-old children in India (based on NFHS-4 data; valid n = 49,162).

Characteristic	Odds ratio	Confidence interval		P-value
		lower	upper
Age of the child (months)
6–23.9 months	2.77	2.67	2.86	<0.001*
24–41.9 months	1.73	1.67	1.79	<0.001*
42–60 months	1.00	Reference
Child's recent diarrhea (last two weeks)	1.08	1.02	1.14	0.007*
Low birth weight of the child (<2,500 g)	1.22	1.17	1.27	<0.001*
Underweight child	1.21	1.14	1.28	<0.001*
Diet diversity score	0.97	0.96	0.98	<0.001*
Child's birth order	1.03	1.01	1.05	<0.001*
Current anemia of mother (<120 g/dl)	1.74	1.68	1.81	<0.001*
Months of breastfeeding	0.99	0.99	1.00	0.040
Highest educational level of the mother
No education or Primary	1.29	1.23	1.35	<0.001*
Secondary and Higher	1.00	Reference
Wealth index
Poor	1.17	1.11	1.23	<0.001*
Middle	1.11	1.05	1.17	<0.001*
Rich	1.00	Reference
Type of caste or tribe of the household
Scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, other backward class	1.09	1.04	1.14	<0.001*
Any other class	1.00	Reference

Hosmer and Lemeshow test: 0.21.

Area under the ROC curve: 0.62.

^*Significant values.