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Table 3 Odds ratios for stunting in children of mothers with depression compared to children of mothers without depression

From: Association between maternal depression and child stunting in Northern Ghana: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Model 1 (Unadjusted) OR (95 % CI)

Model 2 (Adjusted for child characteristic) OR (95 % CI)

Model 3 (Adjusted for child and maternal characteristics) OR (95 % CI)

Maternal depression

 No

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

3.57* (1.99–6.40)

3.49* (1.91–6.35)

2.48* (1.29–4.77)

Birth weight (kg)

 ≥2.5

 

1.00

1.00

 <2.5

 

1.12 (0.58–2.15)

1.04 (0.53–2.04)

Maternal Age (years)

 15–19

  

1.00

 20–24

  

1.47 (0.45–4.79)

 25–29

  

1.90 (0.57–6.31)

 30–34

  

1.16 (0.32–4.25)

 35–39

  

1.80 (0.48–6.65)

 40–45

  

1.22 (0.36–4.10)

Marital status

 Married

  

1.00

 Not currently married

  

0.78 (0.36–1.71)

Household wealth tertile

 Richest

  

1.00

 Medium

  

2.67 (1.09–6.59)

 Poorest

  

3.40 (1.36–8.48)

  1. Model 2 was adjusted for child’s birth weight
  2. Model 3 was adjusted for child’s birth weight, maternal age, marital status and household wealth tertile
  3. Not currently married category includes unmarried, divorced and widowed mothers
  4. *p < 0.001