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Table 2 Parameter estimates and empirical standard errors of GEE and ALR models for Diarrhea

From: Risk factors of morbidity among children under age five in Ethiopia

Marginal Model

GEE

ALR

Effect

par

Est(s.e)

p-value

Est(s.e)

P-value

Intercept

β 0

−3.3256(0.3445)

<.0001

−3.3279(0.3199)

<.0001

Current age of child (24–59 months = ref)

 0–11 months

β 1

0.5518(0.0843)

<.0001

0.5529(0.0840)

<.0001

 12–23 months

β 2

0.8384(0.0801)

<.0001

0.8402(0.0780)

<.0001

Sex of child (Male = ref)

 Female

β 3

−0.1327 (0.0638)

0.0376

−0.1332(0.0637)

0.0366

Anemia level (not anemic = ref.)

 

 Anemic

β 4

0.5489(0.2641)

0.0377

0.5507(0.2639)

0.0369

Husband education level (No education = ref)

 Higher

β 5

0.0556(0.1454)

0.7019

0.0564(0.1451)

0.6972

 Primary

β 6

0.2434(0.0828)

0.0033

−0.2440(0.0827)

0.0032

 Secondary

β 7

0.2894(0.1165)

0.0130

−0.2905(0.1163)

0.0125

Currently working(Yes = ref)

 No

β 8

−0.1980(0.0763)

0.0095

−0.1979(0.0762)

0.0094

Region (Addis Ababa = ref)

 Afar

β 9

0.5600(0.2251)

0.0129

0.5610(0.2249)

0.0126

 Amhara

β 10

0.7600(0.2136)

0.0004

0.7617(0.2134)

0.0004

 Benishangul

β 11

0.2779(0.2267)

0.2204

0.2779(0.2263)

0.2195

 Dire Dawa

β 12

0.7616(0.2256)

0.0007

0.7629(0.2254)

0.0007

 Gambela

β 13

0.7260(0.2221)

0.0011

0.7280(0.2218)

0.0010

 Harari

β 14

0.4263(0.2425)

0.0788

0.4293(0.2420)

0.0761

 Oromia

β 15

0.5142(0.2086)

0.0137

0.5144(0.2084)

0.0136

 SNNPR

β 16

0.6846(0.2099)

0.0011

0.6860(0.2096)

0.0011

 Somali

β 17

0.0310(0.2226)

0.8894

0.0318(0.2223)

0.8863

 Tigray

β 18

0.6167(0.2141)

0.0040

0.6193(0.2136)

0.0037

Correlation

ρ

−0.003887364

   

Alpha

α

  

−0.0530(0.0297)

0.0035

QIC

 

6126.9290

 

6126.8773