Table 2 Estimated regression coefficients of binary logistic regression model (BlogM) for child malnutrition status defined as height-for-age Z-score less than −2.00, the corresponding odds ratios (ORs), and adjusted predicted proportion (APP) of malnourished children from nominal-scale multiple classification analysis (NS-MCA) model, BDHS 2011

Child’s age in months (Reference Category: <12)

Child’s birth weight (Reference Category: Large)

Birth interval in months (Reference Category: 48+)

Mother’s education (Reference Category: Higher)

Mother’s BMI(kg/m2) (Reference Category: 18.5–24.99)

Household economic status (Reference Category: Richest)

Family size (number of members) (Reference Category: Middle)

Place of residence (Reference Category: Urban)

Region (Division) (Reference Category: Barisal)

H-L test: \( {\chi}_{(8)}^2 \)=10.090; p-value: 0.259

Omnibus test: \( {\chi}_{(26)}^2 \)=1025.05; p-value < 0.001

0.125