Table 4. Logistic regression estimates for thinness, stunting and co-existence of both by background characteristics among adolescents aged 10–19 years.
| Background characteristics | Adolescent boys | Adolescent girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinness (N = 3242) | Stunting (N = 3190) | Both (N = 3185) | Thinness (N = 4297) | Stunting (N = 4396) | Both (N = 3979) | |
| OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| Early adolescents (10–14) | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Late adolescents (15–19) | 1.14(0.89,1.45) | 1.79*(1.39,2.30) | 1.35(0.91,1.99) | 0.48*(0.37,0.62) | 2.25*(1.90,2.67) | 0.62*(0.43,0.89) |
| Educational status (years) | ||||||
| No schooling | 2.02*(1.15,3.54) | 2.90*(1.67,5.05) | 5.47*(2.07,14.5) | 1.02(0.7,1.48) | 1.82*(1.44,2.30) | 1.62(0.91,2.89) |
| 1–7 | 1.93*(1.39,2.7) | 2.13*(1.52,2.99) | 4.83*(2.38,9.8) | 0.91(0.65,1.27) | 1.54*(1.25,1.90) | 1.29(0.76,2.21) |
| 8–9 | 1.45*(1.07,1.97) | 1.43*(1.05,1.96) | 2.65*(1.32,5.33) | 0.61*(0.44,0.86) | 1.18(0.97,1.43) | 0.87(0.5,1.49) |
| 10 and above | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Working status | ||||||
| No | 1.38*(1.07,1.76) | 0.95(0.75,1.21) | 1.72*(1.13,2.62) | 1.25(0.91,1.73) | 0.89(0.73,1.09) | 1.04(0.67,1.62) |
| Yes | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Media exposure | ||||||
| No exposure | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Rare | 1.25(0.82,1.9) | 1.15(0.75,1.77) | 1.42(0.77,2.59) | 1.11(0.82,1.51) | 1.12(0.92,1.37) | 0.91(0.59,1.39) |
| Frequent | 1.01(0.68,1.5) | 1.01(0.67,1.51) | 0.99(0.55,1.78) | 0.95(0.69,1.3) | 1.02(0.83,1.25) | 0.81(0.52,1.26) |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | 1.69*(1.22,2.35) | 2.54*(1.8,3.58) | 3.11*(1.82,5.31) | 1.27(0.87,1.87) | 1.79*(1.38,2.32) | 1.84*(1.02,3.33) |
| Poorer | 1.39*(1.03,1.88) | 2.0*(1.46,2.75) | 2.19*(1.3,3.66) | 1.06(0.74,1.51) | 1.70*(1.34,2.15) | 1.57(0.89,2.76) |
| Middle | 1.48*(1.14,1.93) | 2.0*(1.5,2.65) | 2.23*(1.38,3.6) | 1.22(0.89,1.68) | 1.59*(1.29,1.97) | 2.17*(1.32,3.57) |
| Richer | 1.35*(1.06,1.73) | 1.48*(1.12,1.95) | 1.70*(1.05,2.74) | 1.13(0.85,1.51) | 1.40*(1.15,1.69) | 1.33(0.81,2.16) |
| Richest | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Caste | ||||||
| SC/ST | 1.26*(1.03,1.53) | 1.29*(1.05,1.59) | 1.12(0.82,1.52) | 1.13(0.89,1.42) | 1.31*(1.13,1.53) | 1.34(0.96,1.89) |
| Non-SC/ST | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Religion | ||||||
| Hindu | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Non-Hindu | 1.07(0.85,1.35) | 0.98(0.76,1.27) | 0.87(0.58,1.3) | 1.31*(1.03,1.66) | 0.93(0.78,1.1) | 1.35(0.94,1.93) |
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Rural | 1.13(0.93,1.36) | 1.15(0.94,1.41) | 1.31(0.95,1.81) | 1.0(0.81,1.25) | 0.97(0.84,1.12) | 0.94(0.68,1.31) |
| States | ||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. | Ref. |
| Bihar | 0.82*(0.69,0.97) | 0.66*(0.55,0.79) | 0.61*(0.46,0.8) | 0.74*(0.61,0.9) | 0.97(0.85,1.1) | 0.71*(0.52,0.95) |
Ref: Reference; OR: Odds Ratio;
* if p<0.05; CI: Confidence Interval; % Percentage.