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Table 3 Multinomial logistic regression marginal effects

From: Social determinants of malnutrition in Chilean children aged up to five

 

Predict (Normal Nutrition)

Predict (Overnutrition)

Predict (Undernutrición)

dy/dx

[95%. Conf. Interva]

dy/dx

[95%. Conf. Interv.]

dy/dx

[95%. Conf. Interv.]

Gender

-0.0104 ***

[-0.0117; -0.0091]

0.0050***

[0.0038; 0.0063]

0.0053***

[0.0047; 0.0059]

Age ≤ 2 years

0.0191***

[0.0175; 0.0207]

-0.0302***

[-0.0317; -0,0287]

0.0111***

[0.0103; 0.0118]

Age 2 ≤ 5 years (base)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nationality

-0.0752***

[-0.0785; -0,0720]

0.0915***

[0.0890; 0.0941]

-0.0162***

[-0.0183; -0.0141]

Household educational level

0.0443***

[0.0327; 0,0559]

0.0163***

[0.0065; 0.0261]

-0.0607***

[-0.0682; -0.0532]

Native ethnic groups

-0.0223***

[-0.0244; -0.0201]

0.0202***

[0.0182; 0.0222]

0.0020***

[0.0010; 0.0029]

At home most of the time

0.0377***

[0.0347; -0.0407]

-0.0306***

[-0.0334; -0.0279]

-0.0070***

[-0.0085; -0.0056]

Kindergarten attendance

-0.0324***

[-0.0356; -0.0292]

0.0305***

[0.0276; 0.0334]

-0.0018*

[0.0004; 0.0033]

Type of health insurance

-0.0316***

[-0.0337; -0.0295]

0.0319***

[0.0300; 0.0338]

0.0003

[-0.0013; 0.0006]

Health problems

-0.0452***

[-0.0469; -0.0435]

0.0360***

[0.0347; 0.0379]

0.0086***

[0.0080; 0.0096]

Well-child checkup

-0.0369***

[-0.0382: -0.0355]

0.0319***

[0.0306; 0.0332]

0.0049***

[0.0043; 0.0055]

State supplementary feeding program

-0.0399***

[-0.0415: -0.0384]

0.0343***

[0.0329; 0.0357]

0.0559***

[0.0049; 0.0062]

Urban/rural residence

0.0250***

[0.0229; 0.0272]

-0.0208***

[-0.0228; -0.0188]

-0.0042***

[-0.0051; -0.0032]

Great North Zone (1)

0.0306***

[0.0281; 0.0331]

-0.0402***

[-0.0422; -0.0378]

0.0093***

[0.0080; 0.0106]

Little North Zone (2)

0.0294***

[0.0269; 0.0320]

-0.0312***

[-0.0335; -0.0289]

0.0017**

[0.0005; 0.0029]

Central Zone (3) (base)

-

-

-

-

-

-

South Zone (4)

-0.0006

[-0.0023; 0.0011]

0.0039***

[0.0023; 0.0055]

-0.0033***

[-0.0040; -0.0025]

Austral Zone (5)

-0.0294***

[-0.0355; -0.0233]

0.0192***

[0.0136; 0.0248]

0.0102***

[0.0071; 0.0132]

Quintile I

-0.0747***

[-0.0782; -0.0713]

0.0510***

[0.0478; 0.0541]

0.0237***

[0.0218; 0.0256]

Quintile II

-0.0936***

[-0.0971; -0.0900]

0.0623***

[0.0591; 0.0656]

0.0312***

[0.0291; 0.0332]

Quintile III

-0.0811***

[-0.0848; -0.0775]

0.0604***

[0.0570; 0.0638]

0.0207***

[0.0187; 0.0226]

Quintile IV

-0.0633***

[-0.0670; -0.0596]

0.0548***

[0.0513; 0,0583]

0.0084***

[0.0066; 0.1023]

Quintile V (base)

-

-

-

-

-

-

  1. *p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001