Table 1 Estimated regression coefficients of linear regression model (LM) for Height-for-Age Z-score (HAZ), and adjusted mean predicted (APM) HAZ calculated from interval-scale multiple classification analysis (IS-MCA) model by different socio-demographic factors, BDHS 2011
Background Characteristics | No. of children | Estimated regression coefficient of LM | Mean predicted HAZ from IS-MCA |
|---|---|---|---|
Β | APM | ||
Child’s age in months (Reference Category: <12) | |||
<12 | 1484 | −0.9442 | |
12–23 | 1443 | −0.938*** | −1.8826 |
24–35 | 1441 | −0.940*** | −1.8843 |
36–47 | 1679 | −0.903*** | −1.8470 |
48–59 | 1600 | −0.808*** | −1.7527 |
Child’s birth weight (Reference Category: Large) | |||
Large | 1086 | −1.4872 | |
Average | 5262 | −0.147** | −1.6345 |
Small | 1299 | −0.455*** | −1.9421 |
Birth interval in months (Reference Category: 48+) | |||
<24 | 587 | −0.268*** | −1.8869 |
24–47 | 1879 | −0.108** | −1.7265 |
48+ | 5181 | −1.6187 | |
Mother’s education (Reference Category: Higher) | |||
Illiterate | 1449 | −0.484*** | −1.7726 |
Primary | 2330 | −0.462*** | −1.7503 |
Secondary | 3260 | −0.340*** | −1.6284 |
Higher | 608 | −1.2881 | |
Mother’s BMI(kg/m2) (Reference Category: 18.5–24.99) | |||
<18.5 | 2116 | −0.142*** | −1.7922 |
18.5–24.99 | 4576 | −1.6504 | |
25+ | 955 | 0.191*** | −1.4597 |
Household economic status (Reference Category: Richest) | |||
Poorest | 1682 | −2.0438 | |
Poorer | 1489 | −0.838*** | −1.7987 |
Middle | 1456 | −0.593*** | −1.6967 |
Richer | 1493 | −0.491*** | −1.5476 |
Richest | 1527 | −0.342*** | −1.2060 |
Family size (number of members) (Reference Category: Middle) | |||
Small (<4) | 761 | −0.086 | −1.7057 |
Middle (4-6) | 4248 | −1.6192 | |
Large (7+) | 2638 | −0.110** | −1.7294 |
Place of residence (Reference Category: Urban) | |||
Urban | 2342 | −1.7196 | |
Rural | 5305 | 0.077** | −1.6421 |
Region (Division) (Reference Category: Barisal) | |||
Barisal | 837 | −1.6966 | |
Chittagong | 1516 | 0.012 | −1.6844 |
Dhaka | 1272 | 0.003 | −1.6932 |
Khulna | 894 | 0.109 | −1.5878 |
Rajshahi | 0.261*** | −1.4357 | |
Rangpur | 916 | 0.003 | −1.6937 |
Sylhet | 993 | −0.104 | −1.8004 |
Goodness-of-fit | F 26,7620 = 59.952; p-value < 0.001 | F 26,7620 = 59.952; p-value < 0.001 | |
R2 value | 0.170 | 0.170 | |