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Table 2 Estimates of parameters of the logistic regression model to determine factors of stunting

From: Different forms of malnutrition among under five children in Bangladesh: a cross sectional study on prevalence and determinants

Background characteristics

β

S.E.(β)

Wald statistics

df

Sig.

Odds ratio

Age groups (in months)

<6

−1.406

.133

111.049

1

.000

.245

6–8

–1.198

.151

62.954

1

.000

.302

9–11

–.766

.131

33.925

1

.000

.465

12–17

–.279

.098

8.018

1

.005

.757

18–23

.455

.097

21.895

1

.000

1.576

24–35

.134

.081

2.721

1

.099

1.143

36–47

.347

.081

18.323

1

.000

1.414

48–59 (r)

      

Place of residence

Urban

.204

.072

8.134

1

.004

1.226

Rural (r)

      

Division

Barisal

–.388

.136

8.191

1

.004

.678

Chittagong

–.183

.100

3.340

1

.068

.833

Dhaka

–.448

.095

22.441

1

.000

.639

Khulna

–.736

.131

31.647

1

.000

.479

Rajshahi

–.837

.119

49.134

1

.000

.433

Rangpur

–.442

.118

14.148

1

.000

.643

Sylhet (r)

      

Religion

Muslim

.192

.096

3.992

1

.046

1.212

Others (r)

      

Father’s education

No or Primary education

.276

.065

18.152

1

.000

1.318

Secondary or Higher (r)

      

Mother’s education

No or Primary education

.200

.063

9.972

1

.002

1.222

Secondary or Higher (r)

      

Father’s Occupation

physical labor related

.283

.168

2.827

1

.093

1.327

service/desk job/business

.192

.173

1.223

1

.269

1.211

others (r)

      

Mother’s Occupation

physical labor related

.115

.062

3.396

1

.065

1.122

service/desk job/business

–.076

.144

.276

1

.600

.927

others (r)

      

Mother’s BMI (weight/height2)

Under weight

.566

.092

37.434

1

.000

1.761

Normal weight

.478

.079

36.391

1

.000

1.613

Over weight/Obese (r)

      

Wealth index

Poorest

1.062

.114

86.714

1

.000

2.892

Poorer

.910

.110

67.973

1

.000

2.484

Middle

.773

.103

56.275

1

.000

2.167

Richer

.505

.097

26.970

1

.000

1.657

Richest (r)

      

Toilet Facility

Hygienic

–.142

.075

3.553

1

.059

.867

Unhygienic (r)

      

Number of living children

1–2

.074

.113

.430

1

.512

1.077

3–11 (r)

      

Birth order

1–2

–.088

.112

.616

1

.433

.916

3–14 (r)

      
  1. ‘r’ represents reference category