How well do WHO complementary feeding indicators relate to nutritional status of children aged 6–23 months in rural Northern Ghana?

Table 4 Association between WHO IYFC indicators and mean height-for-age z-score

Indicator	N	Mean HAZ	Std. deviation	95 % confidence interval for mean		Test statistic
				Lower bound	Upper bound
Timing of first complementary food at 6 months
No	972	−1.15	1.28	−1.23	−1.07	F (1, 1896) = 9.2, p = 0.003
Yes	925	−0.97	1.34	−1.06	−0.88	F (1, 1896) = 9.2, p = 0.003
Bottle feeding
Yes	204	−1.10	1.019	−1.24	−0.96	F (1, 1983) = 0.33, p = 0.57
No	1780	−1.04	1.34	−1.11	−0.98	F (1, 1983) = 0.33, p = 0.57
Minimum meal frequency
No	829	−0.98	1.29	−1.07	−0.90	F (1, 1983) = 3.51, p = 0.06
Yes	1155	−1.10	1.32	−1.17	−1.02	F (1, 1983) = 3.51, p = 0.06
Minimum dietary diversity
Less than 4 groups	1294	−1.009	1.31	−1.08	−0.94	F (1, 1983) = 3.51, p = 0.06
At least 4 groups	690	−1.12	1.31	−1.22	−1.03	F (1, 1983) = 3.51, p = 0.06
Minimum acceptable diet
No	1433	−1.02	1.29	−1.09	−0.95	F (1, 1983) = 2.42, p = 0.12
Yes	551	−1.12	1.34	−1.24	−1.01	F (1, 1983) = 2.42, p = 0.12
Appropriate complementary feeding
No	1600	−1.06	1.31	−1.13	−1.00	F (1, 1983) = 0.002, p = 0.97
Yes	297	−1.06	1.34	−1.21	−0.91	F (1, 1983) = 0.002, p = 0.97

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