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Table 3 Relationship of prior wasting, stunting, and concurrent wasting-stunting with the risk of wasting and stunting at 6 and 24 months of age

From: Exploring the relationships between wasting and stunting among a cohort of children under two years of age in Niger

 

Risk of wasting (Multivariate analysis)

Risk of stunting (Multivariate analysis)

6 months

(N = 4990)

24 months

(N = 5334)

6 months

(N = 4987)

24 months

(N = 5333)

aRR (95%CI)

P

aRR (95%CI)

P

aRR (95%CI)

P

aRR (95%CI)

P

Wasted status by age in months

 2 m

2.89 (2.31–3.61)

< 0.001

1.04 (0.78–1.40)

0.79

1.20 (1.02–1.40)

0.02

0.98 (0.91–1.04)

0.46

 4 m

5.36 (4.50–6.39)

< 0.001

1.34 (1.04–1.72)

0.02

1.16 (0.99–1.35)

0.06

1.03 (0.98–1.09)

0.23

 6 m

 

1.96 (1.62–2.37)

< 0.001

  

1.09 (1.05–1.14)

< 0.001

 9 m

 

2.25 (1.93–2.64)

< 0.001

  

1.05 (1.01–1.09)

0.02

 12 m

 

3.04 (2.62–3.54)

< 0.001

  

1.09 (1.05–1.12)

< 0.001

 15 m

 

3.64 (3.16–4.20)

< 0.001

  

1.12 (1.08–1.15)

< 0.001

 18 m

 

3.91 (3.40–4.50)

< 0.001

  

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

< 0.001

 21 m

 

4.24 (3.70–4.85)

< 0.001

  

1.09 (1.05–1.13)

< 0.001

Stunted status by age in months

 2 m

1.36 (1.10–1.67)

< 0.01

1.38 (1.18–1.62)

< 0.001

2.61 (2.34–2.81)

< 0.001

1.20 (1.17–1.23)

< 0.001

 4 m

1.32 (1.07–1.61)

< 0.01

1.40 (1.20–1.64)

< 0.001

3.61 (3.35–3.89)

< 0.001

1.27 (1.24–1.30)

< 0.001

 6 m

   

1.59 (1.37–1.85)

< 0.001

  

1.31 (1.28–1.34)

< 0.001

 9 m

   

1.58 (1.34–1.85)

< 0.001

  

1.47 (1.42–1.52)

< 0.001

 12 m

   

1.87 (1.55–2.26)

< 0.001

  

1.70 (1.62–1.77)

< 0.001

 15 m

   

2.22 (1.75–2.80)

< 0.001

  

2.33 (2.16–2.51)

< 0.001

 18 m

   

2.16 (1.71–2.73)

< 0.001

  

2.65 (2.45–2.87)

< 0.001

 21 m

   

1.99 (1.55–2.53)

< 0.001

  

4.02 (3.57–4.53)

< 0.001

Concurrent wasting-stunting status by age in months

 2 m

3.73 (2.59–5.37)

< 0.001

0.94 (0.45–1.97)

0.87

2.18 (1.83–2.60)

< 0.001

1.20 (1.15–1.25)

< 0.001

 4 m

5.42 (4.10–7.16)

< 0.001

0.90 (0.44–1.84)

0.77

2.43 (2.09–2.81)

< 0.001

1.17 (1.10–1.25)

< 0.001

 6 m

   

1.91 (1.45–2.51)

< 0.001

  

1.19 (1.15–1.24)

< 0.001

 9 m

   

2.59 (2.18–3.08)

< 0.001

  

1.20 (1.17–1.23)

< 0.001

 12 m

   

3.17 (2.71–3.70)

< 0.001

  

1.21 (1.18–1.24)

< 0.001

 15 m

   

3.84 (3.34–4.43)

< 0.001

  

1.18 (1.15–1.21)

< 0.001

 18 m

   

3.96 (3.45–4.54)

< 0.001

  

1.18 (1.14–1.21)

< 0.001

 21 m

   

4.09 (3.56–4.69)

< 0.001

  

1.18 (1.15–1.22)

< 0.001

  1. The adjusted model for wasting at 6 months controlled for season of birth, season of visit, maternal short stature, maternal age, and household wealth. The adjusted model for wasting at 24 months controlled for child sex, season of birth, season of visit, breastfeeding status, maternal literacy, paternal literacy, maternal short stature, maternal BMI, maternal low MUAC, whether the household was from a nomadic pastoralist tribe, and household wealth. The adjusted model for stunting at 6 months controlled for child sex, paternal literacy, maternal short stature, maternal BMI, number of children in the household, whether household was from a nomadic pastoralist tribe, and household wealth. The adjusted model for stunting at 24 months controlled for child sex, breastfeeding status, maternal literacy, paternal literacy, maternal short stature, maternal BMI, maternal low MUAC, maternal age, whether household was from a nomadic pastoralist tribe, and household wealth
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