Table 2 Unadjusted and Adjusted logistic regression analyses of the odds of childhood anemia

 Food secure®

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1

1

 Food insecure

1.20* (0.97–1.48)

1.04 (0.83–1.30)

1.05 (0.83–1.34)

 Poor

1.51*** (1.25–1.84)

1.39*** (1.13–1.73)

1.28** (1.01–1.61)

 Non-poor®

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1

1

 Muslim

0.61*** (0.44–0.83)

0.61*** (0.45–0.83)

0.61*** (0.43–0.88)

 Hindu and others®

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1

1

 Barisal

1.50** (1.06–2.13)

1.51** (1.06–2.15)

1.79*** (1.23–2.59)

 Chittagong

1.09 (0.76–1.56)

1.18 (0.83–1.68)

1.11 (0.76–1.62)

 Dhaka

0.90 (0.66–1.24)

0.98 (0.72–1.33)

0.97 (0.69–1.36)

 Khulna

1.18 (0.84–1.66)

1.28 (0.91–1.79)

1.53** (1.03–2.25)

 Rajshahi

0.99 (0.71–1.38)

1.02 (0.73–1.42)

1.13 (0.76–1.68)

 Rangpur

1.41** (1.01–1.98)

1.32 (0.95–1.83)

1.49** (1.04–2.13)

 Sylhet®

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1

 No or low education

1.61*** (1.20–2.15)

1.38** (1.03–1.85)

1.29 (0.95–1.75)

 High education®

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1

1

 Under/over weight

1.10 (0.91–1.34)

1.11 (0.91–1.35)

1.06 (0.86–1.31)

 Normal®

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1

1

 Anemic

2.02*** (1.67–2.44)

1.97*** (1.63–2.39)

1.87*** (1.53–2.29)

 Not anemic®

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1

1

 No or low education

1.92*** (1.29–2.86)

1.75*** (1.16–2.63)

1.36 (0.85–2.19)

 High education®

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1

1

 Male

1.09 (0.90–1.33)

1.11 (0.90–1.36)

1.18 (0.95–1.46)

 Female®

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1

1

 6–12

4.57*** (3.17–6.60)

4.26*** (2.87–6.34)

4.89*** (3.21–7.45)

 13–24

3.44*** (2.50–4.73)

2.99*** (2.12–4.22)

3.59*** (2.52–5.11)

 25–36

1.57*** (1.17–2.10)

1.40** (1.03–1.90)

1.58*** (1.15–2.16)

 37–48

1.11 (0.83–1.48)

1.08 (0.80–1.44)

1.19 (0.89–1.59)

 49–59

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1

1

 Yes

2.11*** (1.71–2.59)

1.21 (0.95–1.54)

1.01 (0.78–1.31)

 No®

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1

1

 Stunted

1.27** (1.03–1.56)

1.40*** (1.13–1.74)

1.33** (1.06–1.65)

 Normal®

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1

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