Skip to main content

Table 3 Univariable regression analysis for predictors of interest of nutritional outcomes

From: Nutritional characterisation of low-income households of Nairobi: socioeconomic, livestock and gender considerations and predictors of malnutrition from a cross-sectional survey

Description

Categories

n

β HAZ

β WHZ

β Ch Hb

β M BMIb

β M Hbc

Area

0 = Dagoretti; 1 = Korogocho

100/104

- ***

-

-

- *

+

Household income

1 = <1 K;

12

Base

Base*

Base **

Base***

Base

 

2 = 1 K-5 K;

96

-

-

+

-

+

 

3 = 5 K-10 K;

67

-

-

-

+

+

 

4 = 10 K-20 K

29

+

-

+

+

+

Income expenditure decision

1 = Female

45

Base

Base

Base

Base

Base

 

2 = Male

43

+

+

 

-

+

 

3 = Joint

113

-

+

 

+

+

Female contribution to income

0 = No; 1 = Yes

72/120

-

-

-

+ **

+

HH head sex

0 = Male; 1- = Female

154/51

+

-

+

-

+

HH head education

0 = None or 1ary; 1 = Secondary+

113/83

+ ***

-

+

-

-

Maternal status

0 = Not married; 1 = Married

44/160

- *

+

-

-

- *

Maternal education

0 = None or 1ary; 1 = Secondary+

134/70

+ *

-

+

+

- *

Maternal occupation

0 = None, student; 1 = All other

118/86

-

-

-

+

+ *

# HH children (<15y)

1 = 1; 2 = 2; 3= > 3

54/68/77

-

+

-

+

-

Quality of housing score

0 = 4–6; 1 = 8-16

163/38

+ *

+

+ *

+ **

+

Domestic asset index

-

203

+

+ *

+

+ **

+

Women domestic asset index

-

203

+ ***

+

+

+ **

+

Domestic livestock asset index

-

203

-

+ ***

+

+ **

+

Women livestock asset index

0 = 0; 1= >0

158/46

+

+ **

-

+ ***

- **

Total livestock holding

0 = 0; 1= >0

145/59

+

+ *

+

+ **

- *

Female livestock holding

0 = 0; 1= >0

157/47

+ **

+ **

+

+ ***

- *

Maternal age [yrs]

-

204

quada

+

+

+ ***

+

Child age [months]

-

204

- **

+

+ **

+

+

Child sex

0 = Male; 1 = Female

116/88

+ ***

-

+

-

-

Prematurity

0 = No; 1 = Yes

186/16

-

- **

+

+

- **

  1. Regression coefficients are not presented because the parameters were measured on different scales. These values are presented in the Additional file 1: Table S3. The sign (+/−) indicates the direction of the relationship and the “*”indicated the statistical significance (* p-value ≤ 0.15, ** p-value ≤ 0.1, *** p-value ≤ 0.05; Ch = child; HH = household; M = mother; n = sample size
  2. aquadratic function with peak at approximately 30 years
  3. bmother’s BMI was log transformed to improve normality of distribution
  4. cmother’s Hb was transformed as (Hb^3)/1000 to improve normality of distribution