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Table 3 Parameter estimates for a joint marginal model for stunting and anaemia

From: Joint modelling of anaemia and stunting in children less than five years of age in Lesotho: a cross-sectional case study

Indicator variables

Stunting

Anaemia

 

Estimate; SE

OR

95% CI

P-value

Estimate; SE

OR

95% CI

P-value

Child’s age

        

 Ref: > 39 months

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 20–39 months

0.226;0.186

1.254

0.870;1.806

0.225

0.531;0.175

1.701

1.207;2.396

0.003

  < 20 months

0.829;0.194

0.436

0.298;0.638

 < 0.001

0.096;0.167

0.908

0.655;1.260

0.565

Child had fever

        

 Ref: Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 No

0.153;0.217

1.165

0.762;1.782

0.482

-0.712;0.186

0.491

0.341;0.707

 < 0.001

Child had Diarrhoea

        

 Ref:Yes

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 No

-0.227; 0.231

0.797

0.507;1.254

0.326

-0.496; 0.202

0.609

0.410;0.905

0.014

Child’s birth weight

        

  < 2500 g

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

  ≥ 2500 g

-1.248; 0.232

0.240

0.182;0.452

 < 0.001

0.038; 0.230

1.039

0.662;1.631

0.868

Residence

        

 Ref: Urban

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Rural

-0.653; 0.228

0.520

0.333;0.814

0.004

0.102; 0.197

1.107

0.753;1.629

0.603

Wealth Index

        

 Ref: Richer

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Middle

1.065; 0.247

2.901

1.788;4.707

 < 0.001

0.224; 0.199

1.251

0.847;1.848

0.262

 Poorer

1.253; 0.249

3.501

2.149;5.703

 < 0.001

0.282; 0.200

1.326

0.896;1.962

0.158

Education level

        

 Ref:No education

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

 Primary

-1.473; 0.783

0.229

0.049;1.064

0.060

-0.772; 0.812

0.462

0.094;2.270

0.342

 Post Primary

-1.841; 0.787

0.159

0.121;2.933

0.020

-0.519; 0.814

0.595

0.121;2.933

0.524