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Table 4 Multivariate analysis of risk factors for nutritional status of preschool children

From: Nutritional status and correlated socio-economic factors among preschool and school children in plantation communities, Sri Lanka

Variables

Underweight

Stunting

Wasting

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

p value

Individual Characteristics

 Female

2.89 (1.50–5.55)

0.001*

2.75 (1.39–5.45)

0.004*

1.58 (0.78–3.21)

0.207

 More than 2 siblings

1.50 (0.57–3.93)

0.412

1.39 (0.51–3.79)

0.517

3.16 (1.11–8.97)

0.031*

 More than 2 birth Order

3.11 (0.73–13.35)

0.127

2.23 (0.50–10.19)

0.303

6.39 (1.23–33.08)

0.027*

 More than five family members

1.03 (0.53–2.01)

0.938

1.08 (0.54–2.17)

0.832

1.60 (0.79–3.26)

0.195

Education and Employment status of parents

 Father completed secondary education or above

0.42 (0.18–0.97)

0.041

0.54 (0.24–1.25)

0.153

0.75 (0.32–1.75)

0.501

 Mother completed secondary education or above

0.53 (0.27–1.08)

0.079

0.71 (0.33–1.51)

0.374

0.62 (0.30–1.24)

0.175

 Employed father

1.96 (0.51–6.51)

0.324

5.61 (0.96–31.08)

0.058

0.45 (0.13–1.59)

0.215

 Employed mother

2.12 (1.05–4.28)

0.037*

1.40 (0.68–2.86)

0.361

2.12 (1.05–4.28)

0.037*

Household Characteristics

 Attached houses

0.76 (0.33–1.73)

0.506

1.16 (0.51–2.63)

0.730

0.69 (0.27–1.55)

0.438

 One/two rooms in a household

0.97 (0.52–1.86)

0.900

0.96 (0.82–2.90)

0.064

0.82 (0.41–1.68)

0.590

 Cement floor

0.88 (0.35–2.32)

0.791

1.74 (0.62–4.88)

0.293

0.88 (0.32–2.44)

0.800

 Cement wall

0.79 (0.35–1.80)

0.576

0.49 (0.21–1.19)

0.118

0.79 (0.32–1.91)

0.593

 Metal laminate roof

0.69 (0.22–2.17)

0.522

1.62 (0.59–4.42)

0.348

0.78 (0.28–2.18)

0.634

 House own latrine

1.13 (0.57–2.23)

0.740

0.84 (0.41–1.72)

0.639

0.65 (0.31–1.37)

0.262

 Drinking treated water

0.94 (0.47–1.87)

0.860

1.69 (0.83–3.42)

0.145

1.07 (0.52–2.28)

0.816

 Less than Rs 20,000 monthly income (USD 133)

1.87 (0.83–4.17)

0.128

1.25 (0.55–2.81)

0.594

0.63 (0.68–1.25)

0.066

  1. OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. *Statistically significant association