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