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Table 4 Estimates of parameters of the logistic regression model to determine factors affecting malnutrition (underweight)

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.

exp(β) (odds ratio)

Age groups (in months)

<6

–1.016

.123

68.540

1

.000

.362

6–8

–1.068

.147

53.073

1

.000

.344

9–11

–.635

.128

24.465

1

.000

.530

12–17

–.464

.100

21.458

1

.000

.629

18–23

–.146

.099

2.142

1

.143

.865

24–35

–.005

.081

.004

1

.949

.995

36–47

.026

.081

.104

1

.748

1.027

48–59 (r)

      

Sex

Male

–.046

.053

.745

1

.388

.956

Female (r)

      

Place of residence

Urban

.083

.072

1.344

1

.246

1.087

Rural (r)

      

Division

Barisal

–.054

.135

.158

1

.691

.948

Chittagong

.112

.100

1.253

1

.263

1.119

Dhaka

–.286

.095

9.116

1

.003

.751

Khulna

–.397

.131

9.131

1

.003

.672

Rajshahi

–.273

.118

5.403

1

.020

.761

Rangpur

–.056

.117

.228

1

.633

.946

Sylhet (r)

      

Father's education

No or Primary education

.167

.065

6.530

1

.011

1.182

Secondary or Higher Education (r)

      

Mother's education

No or Primary education

.194

.064

9.171

1

.002

1.214

Secondary or Higher Education (r)

      

Father’s Occupation

physical labor related

.057

.167

.118

1

.731

1.059

service/desk job/business

.146

.172

.718

1

.397

1.157

others (r)

      

Mother's Occupation

physical labor related

.254

.062

16.822

1

.000

1.289

service/desk job/business

–.054

.144

.140

1

.708

.947

others (r)

      

Mother’s BMI (weight/height2)

Under weight

.965

.094

105.974

1

.000

2.625

Normal weight

.476

.082

33.765

1

.000

1.610

Over weight/Obese (r)

      

Wealth index

Poorest

.839

.113

55.346

1

.000

2.315

Poorer

.699

.110

40.054

1

.000

2.012

Middle

.548

.104

27.820

1

.000

1.729

Richer

.346

.099

12.291

1

.000

1.414

Richest (r)

      

Number of living children

1–2

.074

.114

.417

1

.519

1.076

3–11 (r)

      

Birth order

1–2

–.096

.113

.731

1

.392

.908

3–14 (r)

      
  1. ‘r’ represents reference category