Table 3 Relationship between mean height –for-age z-score (HAZ) and selected variables among children aged 6–59 months
Indicator | N | Mean HAZ | Std. Deviation | 95% Confidence Interval for Mean | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower Bound | Upper Bound | |||||
Child currently breastfeeding? | ||||||
 No | 208 | −1.4115 | 1.17570 | −1.5722 | −1.2508 | 0.2 |
 Yes | 217 | −1.2504 | 1.25697 | −1.4186 | −1.0822 | |
Age of child (months) | ||||||
 6–8 | 46 | -.1770 | 1.44827 | -.6070 | .2531 | <0.001 |
 9–11 | 30 | -.6190 | 1.42657 | −1.1517 | -.0863 | |
 12–23 | 142 | −1.5582 | 1.15160 | −1.7493 | −1.3672 | |
 24–59 | 207 | −1.5311 | .97958 | −1.6653 | −1.3969 |  |
Gender of child | ||||||
 Male | 216 | −1.4953 | 1.32478 | −1.6730 | −1.3177 | 0.004 |
 Female | 209 | −1.1576 | 1.07576 | −1.3043 | −1.0109 | |
Timing of first complementary food at 6Â months | ||||||
 No | 263 | −1.4068 | 1.11418 | −1.5421 | −1.2716 | 0.09 |
 Yes | 162 | −1.2032 | 1.36677 | −1.4153 | -.9911 | |
Minimum meal frequency | ||||||
 No | 190 | −1.2549 | 1.27073 | −1.4367 | −1.0730 | 0.3 |
 Yes | 235 | −1.3893 | 1.17502 | −1.5403 | −1.2383 | |
Minimum dietary diversity | ||||||
 Less than 4 groups | 154 | −1.0892 | 1.37680 | −1.3083 | -.8700 | 0.002 |
 At least 4 groups | 271 | −1.4656 | 1.09919 | −1.5971 | −1.3342 | |
Minimum acceptable diet | ||||||
 No | 251 | −1.2239 | 1.32109 | −1.3882 | −1.0597 | 0.03 |
 Yes | 174 | −1.4811 | 1.03980 | −1.6367 | −1.3255 | |
Classification of household wealth index | ||||||
 Low | 268 | −1.4153 | 1.12989 | −1.5512 | −1.2794 | 0.06 |
 High | 157 | −1.1823 | 1.34907 | −1.3950 | -.9696 | |
Maternal height (cm) | ||||||
  < 150 | 17 | −1.8812 | 1.04163 | −2.4167 | −1.3456 | 0.004 |
 150–154 | 57 | −1.4512 | 1.41418 | −1.8265 | −1.0760 | |
 155–159 | 129 | −1.5319 | 1.07278 | −1.7188 | −1.3450 | |
 At least 160 | 222 | −1.1379 | 1.22944 | −1.3005 | -.9753 | |
Classification of birth weight | ||||||
 Normal (≥2.5 kg) | 170 | −1.1429 | 1.25864 | −1.3335 | -.9524 | <0.001 |
 Low birth weight (<2.5 kg) | 23 | −2.1230 | 1.06457 | −2.5834 | −1.6627 |  |
Consumption of staples in the past 24Â h prior to study | ||||||
 No | 43 | -.7381 | 1.15345 | −1.0931 | -.3832 | <0.001 |
 Yes | 382 | −1.3958 | 1.20973 | −1.5175 | −1.2741 | |
Consumption of animal source foods in the past 24Â h prior to study | ||||||
 No | 94 | -.9859 | 1.31444 | −1.2551 | -.7166 | 0.002 |
 Yes | 331 | −1.4267 | 1.17454 | −1.5537 | −1.2997 |  |
Consumption of legumes foods in the past 24Â h prior to study | ||||||
 No | 211 | −1.1699 | 1.30031 | −1.3463 | -.9934 | 0.007 |
 Yes | 214 | −1.4864 | 1.11425 | −1.6365 | −1.3362 | |