Table 6 Association between demographic characteristics and anthropometric indices assessed
From: Lacking in abundance: undernutrition in a Peri-urban fishing community in Coastal Ghana
Factors | Stunting | Underweight | Wasting | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95%CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Crude OR (95% CI) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
Caregiver age group | 1.00 (0.77–1.31) | 1.05 (0.83–1.38) | 1.45* (1.03–2.04) | 1.53* (1.07–2.19) | 1.17 (0.69–1.20) | 1.29 (0.76–2.20) |
Caregiver’s Occupation | 1.02 (0.79–1.33) | 1.01 (0.78–1.32) | 0.65* (0.44–0.94) | 0.60 (0.962–2.42) | 0.71 (0.40–1.25) | 0.68 (0.37–1.23) |
Caregiver’s education | 1.23 (0.87–1.77) | 1.23 (0.85–1.77) | 1.26 (0.83–1.92) | 1.53 (0.96–2.42) | 1.23 (0.64–2.40) | 1.39 (0.69–2.80) |
Child’s sex | No observation | No observation | No observation | |||
Child’s age | 0.85 (0.64–1.11) | 1.11 (0.82–1.51) | 1.03 (0.75–1.43) | 1.02 (0.73–1.43) | 0.94 (0.57–1.57) | 0.90 (0.50–1.62) |