Table 2 One-way Anova- and T-test analyses between anthropometric indicators and independent variables (n = 1005)
From: Determinants of child anthropometric indicators in Ethiopia
Wasting (weight for height) | stunting (height for age) | underweight (weight for age) | BMI for age | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of children | Female | Mean | 0.1484 | −1.0629 | −0.5610 | 0.2111 |
SD | 1.8437 | 2.2316 | 1.6612 | 1.8923 | ||
Male | Mean | −0.1650 | −1.5870 | − 0.9580 | − 0.0181 | |
SD | −0.2325 | 2.2905 | 1.7326 | 2.1102 | ||
T-Test | ** | ** | *** | n.s | ||
Children age groups | 6–11 | Mean | −0.2064 | − 0.5442 | − 0.7360 | − 0.2463 |
SD | 2.2475 | 2.5809 | 1.9379 | 2.2847 | ||
12–23 | Mean | 0.0963 | −1.6473 | −0.6868 | 0.2940 | |
SD | 1.9181 | 2.2235 | 1.7390 | 1.9574 | ||
24–59 | Mean | −0.2099 | −1.5841 | −1.0242 | −0.0072 | |
SD | 1.6772 | 1.9117 | 1.4096 | 1.8461 | ||
Anova F-Test | n.s | *** | * | ** | ||
Children Diarrhea in the last two weeks | No | Mean | −0.0518 | −1.4115 | −0.7895 | 0.0758 |
SD | 1.9372 | 2.3108 | 1.6909 | 2.0274 | ||
Yes | Mean | −0.1919 | −1.1421 | − 0.8469 | 0.0109 | |
SD | 1.9416 | 2.1070 | 1.8231 | 1.9541 | ||
T-Test | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | ||
Children dietary diversity | 0–3 | Mean | −0.0249 | −1.3540 | − 0.7196 | 0.1132 |
SD | 1.9155 | 2.2560 | 1.6952 | 2.0104 | ||
4–7 | Mean | −0.1292 | −1.2584 | − 0.8714 | − 0.0069 | |
SD | 1.9861 | 2.3718 | 1.6545 | 1.9824 | ||
T-Test | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s | ||
Open defecation | No | Mean | −0.1344 | −1.6229 | − 0.7763 | 0.2890 |
SD | 1.9714 | 2.1786 | 1.7479 | 2.0103 | ||
Yes | Mean | −0.1408 | −1.3276 | −0.7327 | 0.0677 | |
SD | 2.0227 | 2.2673 | 1.7080 | 2.1490 | ||
T-Test | n.s | n.s | n.s | ** | ||
Region | Afar | Mean | −0.7815 | −1.0404 | −1.1039 | −0.7053 |
SD | 1.8165 | 2.3252 | 1.5704 | 1.9519 | ||
East Hararghe | Mean | 0.1154 | −2.0501 | −1.0630 | 0.3189 | |
SD | 1.9477 | 2.0433 | 1.6684 | 1.9991 | ||
West Hararghe | Mean | 0.2112 | −0.8652 | −0.3076 | 0.3257 | |
SD | 1.9145 | 2.3130 | 1.7391 | 1.97044 | ||
Anova F-Test | *** | *** | *** | *** | ||
Maternal education | No education | Mean | −0.1355 | −1.4260 | − 0.8693 | 0.0116 |
SD | 1.9710 | 2.2208 | 1.7637 | 2.0353 | ||
Have education | Mean | 0.2331 | −1.1238 | −0.4727 | 0.3394 | |
SD | 1.8248 | 2.4981 | 1.4650 | 1.9673 | ||
T-Test | * | n.s | ** | * | ||
Maternal Muac (centimeter) | 13–22 | Mean | −0.5964 | −1.4673 | −1.3404 | − 0.4337 |
SD | 1.8520 | 2.2942 | 1.6320 | 1.9981 | ||
23–34 | Mean | 0.1342 | −1.3337 | −0.6002 | 0.2668 | |
SD | 1.9432 | 2.2752 | 1.7006 | 2.0021 | ||
T-Test | *** | n.s | *** | *** | ||
Maternal dietary diversity | 0–3 | Mean | −0.0711 | −1.3899 | −0.7905 | 0.0797 |
SD | 1.9593 | 2.2551 | 1.7291 | 2.0500 | ||
4–9 | Mean | −0.0374 | −1.3163 | −0.7903 | 0.0762 | |
SD | 1.9159 | 2.3378 | 1.6797 | 1.9623 | ||
T-Test | n.s | n.s | n.s | n.s |