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. 2021 Jan 2;21:3. doi: 10.1186/s12905-020-01154-8

Table 3.

Multiple logistic regression for selected predictors vs maternal undernutrition and overweigh/obesity, N = 9949

Model 1: undernutrition Model 2: overweight/obesity
Adjusted OR 95%CI P Value Adjusted OR 95%CI P Value
Age of the women  < 0.001  < 0.001
15-24RC
25–34 0.726 0.638–0.827  < 0.001 2.824 2.036–3.918  < 0.001
34 +  0.880 0.752–1.031 0.113 3.002 2.076–4.342  < 0.001
Place of residence
UrbanRC
Rural 1.651 1.286–2.121  < 0.001 0.368 0.271–0.0.500  < 0.001
Household size 0.003  < 0.001
0–3RC
4–6 0.772 0.653–0.913 0.002 0.775 0.567–1.059 0.110
7 and above 0.731 0.607–0.880 0.001 1.242 0.878–1.755 0.220
Education of mothers 0.004 0.015
No educationRC
Primary level 0.825 0.727–0.935 0.003 1.442 1.125–1.849 0.004
Secondary and above 1.052 0.810–1.365 0.704 1.313 0.929–1.854 0.122
Education of father 0.273  < 0.001
No education
Primary level 0.943 0.845–1.052 0.292 0.577 0.450–0.741  < 0.001
Secondary and above 0.856 0.697–1.052 0.139 1.218 0.908–1.635 0.189
Religion  < 0.001 0.041
Orthodox ChristiansRC
Muslims 1.101 0.985–1.230 0.090 1.336 1.067–1.673 0.012
Others 0.647 0.565–0.741  < 0.001 1.157 0.905–1.480 0.244
Wealth status 0.001  < 0.001
PoorestRC
Poorer 0.784 0.684–0.898  < 0.001 0.886 0.611–1.286 0.525
Middle 0.0.821 0.714–0.944 0.006 0.832 0.566–1.224 0.351
Richer 0.843 0.725–0.979 0.025 1.527 1.078–2.162 0.017
Richest 0.698 0.555–0.876 0.0.002 3.973 2.742–5.758 0.000
Women’s work status
Not workingRC
Working 0.932 0.834–1.042 0.0.218 0.0.823 0.673–1.006 0.057
Household headship
MaleRC
Female 1.118 0.968–1.291 0.129 0.813 0.642–1.030 0.086
Constant 0.385  < 0.001 0.037  < 0.001

RC = reference category