Table 3.
Parameter estimates for a joint marginal model for stunting and anaemia
| Indicator variables | Stunting | Anaemia | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate; SE | OR | 95% CI | P-value | Estimate; SE | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
| Child’s age | ||||||||
| Ref: > 39 months | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20–39 months | 0.226;0.186 | 1.254 | 0.870;1.806 | 0.225 | 0.531;0.175 | 1.701 | 1.207;2.396 | 0.003 |
| < 20 months | 0.829;0.194 | 0.436 | 0.298;0.638 | < 0.001 | 0.096;0.167 | 0.908 | 0.655;1.260 | 0.565 |
| Child had fever | ||||||||
| Ref: Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No | 0.153;0.217 | 1.165 | 0.762;1.782 | 0.482 | -0.712;0.186 | 0.491 | 0.341;0.707 | < 0.001 |
| Child had Diarrhoea | ||||||||
| Ref:Yes | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| No | -0.227; 0.231 | 0.797 | 0.507;1.254 | 0.326 | -0.496; 0.202 | 0.609 | 0.410;0.905 | 0.014 |
| Child’s birth weight | ||||||||
| < 2500 g | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| ≥ 2500 g | -1.248; 0.232 | 0.240 | 0.182;0.452 | < 0.001 | 0.038; 0.230 | 1.039 | 0.662;1.631 | 0.868 |
| Residence | ||||||||
| Ref: Urban | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Rural | -0.653; 0.228 | 0.520 | 0.333;0.814 | 0.004 | 0.102; 0.197 | 1.107 | 0.753;1.629 | 0.603 |
| Wealth Index | ||||||||
| Ref: Richer | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Middle | 1.065; 0.247 | 2.901 | 1.788;4.707 | < 0.001 | 0.224; 0.199 | 1.251 | 0.847;1.848 | 0.262 |
| Poorer | 1.253; 0.249 | 3.501 | 2.149;5.703 | < 0.001 | 0.282; 0.200 | 1.326 | 0.896;1.962 | 0.158 |
| Education level | ||||||||
| Ref:No education | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Primary | -1.473; 0.783 | 0.229 | 0.049;1.064 | 0.060 | -0.772; 0.812 | 0.462 | 0.094;2.270 | 0.342 |
| Post Primary | -1.841; 0.787 | 0.159 | 0.121;2.933 | 0.020 | -0.519; 0.814 | 0.595 | 0.121;2.933 | 0.524 |