Table 6 Logistic regression analysis of socio-demographic factors associated with thinness among primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan (n = 1860)

Gender

   Boys

1.01 (0.74-1.36)

0.969

1.04 (0.75-1.45)

0.805

   Girls

Reference

Reference

Age

   5-6 years (60-83 months)

Reference

Reference

   7-8 years (84-107 months)

0.70 (0.47-1.05)

0.085

0.78 (0.52-1.18)

0.247

   9-10 years (108-131 months)

0.77 (0.52-1.16)

0.216

0.93 (0.61-1.41)

0.727

   11-12 years (132-155 months)

1.62 (1.01-2.61)

0.048

1.61 (0.95-2.72)

0.078

Area and socioeconomic status (SES)

   Urban, high SES

Reference

Reference

   Urban, middle SES

1.47 (0.85-2.54)

0.170

1.34 (0.73-2.47)

0.350

   Urban, low SES

3.12 (1.91-5.12)

< 0.001

2.28 (1.21-4.30)

0.011

   Rural, low/disadvantaged SES

3.24 (1.98-5.30)

< 0.001

1.73 (0.79-3.77)

0.171

Neighborhood income

   Low

3.16 (1.80-5.55)

< 0.001

1.29 (0.62-2.65)

0.498

   Middle

1.83 (1.03-3.22)

0.038

1.21 (0.63-2.30)

0.568

   High

Reference

Reference

Parental education

   Illiterate

3.00 (1.84-4.89)

< 0.001

1.65 (0.86-3.19)

0.135

   High school

2.47 (1.53-3.97)

< 0.001

1.52 (0.87-2.67)

0.141

   College

1.53 (0.93-2.53)

0.095

1.35 (0.81-2.26)

0.250

   Higher education

Reference

Reference

Number of siblings

   No

Reference

Reference

   1-3

1.09 (0.25-4.70)

0.907

0.86 (0.19-3.89)

0.846

   > 3

1.69 (0.39-7.26)

0.480

0.90 (0.20-4.17)

0.896

Number of persons in child's living room

   No

Reference

Reference

   1-3

3.89 (1.21-12.54)

0.023

2.87 (0.87-9.39)

0.082

   > 3

4.97 (1.55-15.86)

0.007

2.69 (0.81-8.92)

0.105