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Table 4 Factors associated with stunting (n = 345)

From: Accommodation and disability-specific differences in nutritional status of children with disabilities in Kathmandu, Nepal: A cross-sectional study

Variables

Unadjusted RRR

95% CI

p -value

Adjusted RRR

95% CI

p -value

Main analysis

 Disability type

  Sensory

Reference

  Physical

1.97

1.32 – 2.94

0.001

1.88

1.26 – 2.81

0.002

  Developmental

1.44

0.96 – 2.15

0.079

1.23

0.81 – 1.86

0.333

  Autism

1.04

0.45 – 2.43

0.925

1.03

0.45 – 2.37

0.945

  Multiple disabilities

1.46

0.91 – 2.36

0.119

1.11

0.65 – 1.89

0.689

 Accommodation

  Home

Reference

  Institution

1.04

0.78 – 1.38

0.783

0.87

0.72 – 1.05

0.154

 Age

1.05

1.01 – 1.08

0.010

1.06

1.03 – 1.09

<0.001

 Sex

  Boy

Reference

  Girl

1.12

0.92 – 1.35

0.262

1.08

0.93 – 1.26

0.313

 Parental status

  Not orphan

Reference

  Orphan

1.44

1.10 – 1.90

0.009

1.52

1.13 – 2.03

0.005

 Feeding ability of a child

  Self-fed

Reference

  Needed feeding

1.43

1.07 – 1.92

0.017

1.71

1.33 – 2.19

<0.001

Analysis excluding missing data a

 CDDS (n=333)

1.01

0.86 – 1.17

0.952

0.95

0.83 – 1.10

0.520

 Types of disability ID card (n=230)

  White & Yellow Card (Mild-Moderate disability)

Reference

  Red card (Profound disability)

1.35

1.01 – 1.80

0.044

1.67

1.26 – 2.23

<0.001

  Blue card (Severe disability)

1.00

0.74 – 1.35

0.997

1.49

1.27 – 1.75

<0.001

  1. CDDS Children’s dietary diversity score, RRR Relative risk ratio, CI Confidence interval
  2. a Variables in the main analysis were adjusted (the results of these variables are not reported).