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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression model presenting the probability of approaching or being in the appropriate growth

From: Reduction of chronic malnutrition for infants in Bogotá, Colombia

Variable

Coefficient (Prevalence ratio)

Confidence Interval (95%)

Length-for-age z-score

0.81

0.70

0.92

Age in months

0.94

0.91

0.98

Reference category (first child)

 Second child or older

0.97

0.85

1.07

Reference category (locality 1)

 Locality 2

0.93

0.78

1.06

 Locality 3

0.87

0.69

1.02

Reference category (male)

 Female

1.01

0.90

1.10

Reference category (caregiver age < 40 years)

 Older than or equal to 40 years

1.13

0.96

1.23

Reference category (education level: elementary)

 High school

1.03

0.80

1.18

 Technical or technological or professional

1.06

0.82

1.20

 Postgraduate

1.20

0.94

1.29

Reference category (not exclusive breastfeeding)

 Exclusive breastfeeding

0.99

0.74

1.16

Reference category (non-continued breastfeeding)

 Continued breastfeeding

1.01

0.76

1.17

Reference category (no canned milk consumption)

Consumption of canned milk

0.83

0.66

0.97

Reference category (no fruit consumption)

 Fruits

0.93

0.59

1.16

Reference category (no consumption of vegetables)

 Vegetables

1.10

0.96

1.20

Reference category (no consumption of protein sources)

 Protein sources

1.09

0.94

1.19

Reference category (no consumption of legumes)

Legumes

1.13

1.05

1.20

Reference category (no minimum frequency of consumption)

 Minimum frequency of consumption

1.12

0.96

1.21

Reference category (no monitoring 1)

 Monitoring 1

1.12

0.76

1.27

Reference category (no monitoring 2)

 Monitoring 2

0.76

0.16

1.23

Reference category (less than 9 vouchers)

 9 or more vouchers

0.92

0.76

1.04

Reference category (≤ 1.0 CLMW)

> 1.0 CLMW

1.09

1.00

1.16

Reference category (non-mother head of household)

Mother head of household

1.09

1.00

1.17

 number of observations

571

  
  1. AIC null model = 779.679; BIC null model = 784.201; AIC full model = 622.322; BIC full model = 726.660; n = 571; Hosmer-Lemeshow test p value = 0.53; linktest p value = 0,028