Table 4. Correlates of the double burden of malnutrition among women in Ghana.
Variable | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | P-value |
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Age | |||
15–24 (ref) | |||
25–34 | 1.39 | 1.05–1.86 | 0.022 |
35–44 | 1.54 | 1.09–2.12 | 0.013 |
45–49 | 1.13 | 0.71–1.82 | 0.597 |
Place of residence | |||
Urban (ref) | |||
Rural | 1.01 | 0.84–1.43 | 0.497 |
Level of education | |||
No education (ref) | |||
Primary | 1.14 | 0.85–1.53 | 0.367 |
Secondary | 1.20 | 0.92–1.56 | 0.179 |
Higher | 1.18 | 0.73–1.91 | 0.488 |
Currently breastfeeding | |||
No (ref) | |||
Yes | 0.89 | 0.70–1.15 | 0.393 |
Marital status | |||
Never married (ref) | |||
Currently married | 1.42 | 1.05–1.92 | 0.020 |
Formerly married | 2.03 | 1.37–3.01 | 0.000 |
Ethnicity | |||
Akan (ref) | |||
Ga-Dangme | 1.32 | 0.95–1.84 | 0.900 |
Ewe | 1.30 | 0.97–1.75 | 0.075 |
Mole-Dagbani | 0.93 | 0.71–1.22 | 0.616 |
Other | 1.20 | 0.59–2.44 | 0.595 |
Wealth quintile | |||
Poorest (ref) | |||
Poorer | 1.72 | 1.26–2.35 | 0.001 |
Middle | 2.10 | 1.44–3.06 | 0.000 |
Richer | 2.14 | 1.38–3.32 | 0.001 |
Richest | 2.75 | 1.73–4.37 | 0.000 |
Parity | 1.06 | 1.00–1.12 | 0.045 |
Fruit consumption, days | 0.99 | 0.95–1.03 | 0.793 |
Vegetable consumption, days | 0.99 | 0.96–1.04 | 0.959 |
ref: Reference group.