Table 4.

Absolute and relative measures of inequity for maternal malnutrition in Ethiopian N = 9949

	Absolute effects			Relative effects
Disparity variable	SII	CI		RII	CI
		Lower	Upper		Lower	Upper
Maternal undernutrition
Non-monetary wealth	− 19.593**	− 26.953	− 12.232	− 0.979**	− 1.348	0.611
Maternal education	106.062***	− 114.938	− 97.187	− 5.303***	5.747	− 0.4.60
Paternal education	− 71.452**	− 143.238	− 2.334	− 3.573**	− 7.162-	− 0.617
Overweight/ obesity
Wealth based	22.149	− 39.700	83.997	1.107	− 1.985	4.200
Maternal education	− 46.657**	− 83.154	− 10.161	− 2.333**	− 4.158	0.508
Paternal education	− 20.756**	− 29.219	− 12.293	− 1.038**	− 1.461	0.615

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, **p < 0.001