Household characteristics
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Unadjusted (OR, P/ CI)
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Adjusted (OR, P/ CI)
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Unadjusted (OR, P/CI)
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Adjusted (OR, P/CI)
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Unadjusted (OR, P/CI)
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Adjusted (OR, P/CI)
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Family size
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1.37** [1.16–1.62]
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1.15 [0.95–1.38]
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1.01 [0.86–1.40]
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0.87 [0.62–1.21]
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1.52** [1.22–1.90]
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1.39* [1.06–1.83]
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Headship of the households
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Male (R)
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Female
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1.09 [0.91–1.31]
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1.01 [0.82–1.24]
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0.90 [0.71–1.14]
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0.85 [0.64–1.14]
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0.95 [0.77–1.17]
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1.06 [0.84–1.35]
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Caste/ethnicity
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Dalit(R)
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Muslim
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1.00 [0.74–1.35]
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1.21 [0.82–1.80]
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0.50 [0.30–0.85]
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0.55 [0.27–1.14]
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0.94 [0.60–1.47]
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1.04 [0.61–1.78]
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Janajati
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0.63 [0.48–0.83]
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0.73 [0.53–0.99]
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0.76 [0.56–1.04]
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0.89 [0.61–1.29]
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0.75 [0.53–1.08]
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1.01 [0.69–1.47]
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Other Terai caste
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0.78 [0.59–1.03]
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0.96 [0.69–1.33]
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0.95 [0.63–1.43]
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1.56 [1.04–1.33]
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1.16 [0.81–1.66]
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1.18 [0.74–1.91]
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Brahmin/chhetri
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0.70 [0.57–0.89]
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0.94 [0.69–1.26]
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0.65 [0.51–0.85]
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0.80 [0.58–1.09]
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0.84 [0.60–1.17]
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1.08 [0.72–1.61]
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Other
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0.72 [0.35–1.50]
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0.80 [0.36–1.77]
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0.78 [0.48–1.29]
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0.96 [0.39–2.37]
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0.63 [0.37–1.05]
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0.60 [0.26–1.36]
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Wealth quintile
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Poorest (R)
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Second poorest
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0.76** [0.63–0.92]
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0.87 [0.65–1.18]
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0.66** [0.50–0.88]
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0.58** [0.39–0.87]
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0.65** [0.49–0.87]
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0.60** [0.43–0.85]
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Middle
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0.65** [0.51–0.82]
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0.84 [0.63–1.13]
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0.42** [0.30–0.57]
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0.45** [0.29–0.68]
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0.57** [0.42–0.77]
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0.51** [0.36–0.73]
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Second richest
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0.42** [0.32–0.54]
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0.59** [0.42–0.83]
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0.35** [0.25–0.48]
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0.30** [0.17–0.53]
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0.49** [0.37–0.66]
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0.56** [0.37–0.85]
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Richest
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0.28** [0.22–0.35]
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0.58* [0.38–0.88]
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0.27** [0.19–0.39]
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0.26** [0.12–0.54]
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0.20** [0.14–0.29]
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0.28** [0.16–0.49]
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Place of residence
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Urban (R)
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Rural
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1.86** [1.51–2.30]
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1.06 [0.83–1.35]
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1.97** [1.52–2.56]
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1.35 [0.94–1.92]
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1.42** [1.16–1.77]
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1.05 [0.82–1.34]
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Ecological belt
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Mountain (R)
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Hill
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0.64** [0.51–0.81]
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0.90 [0.70–1.15]
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0.65** [0.49–0.85]
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0.67* [0.49–0.91]
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0.54** [0.37–0.79]
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0.80 [0.54–1.18]
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Terai
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0.54** [0.43–0.69]
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0.51** [0.37–0.72]
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0.53** [0.40–0.71]
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0.67 [0.43–1.03]
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0.66* [0.46–0.94]
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0.84 [0.53–1.33]
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Household food security status
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Food secure (R)
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Mildly food insecure
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NA
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NA
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1.40** [1.02–1.95]
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0.86 [0.58–1.29]
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1.36** [1.07–1.71]
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0.98 [0.75–1.28]
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Moderately food insecure
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NA
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NA
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1.68** [1.28–2.21]
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1.07 [0.75–1.53]
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1.76** [1.37–2.26]
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1.10 [0.82–1.47]
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Severely food insecure
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NA
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NA
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1.93** [1.39–2.67]
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1.17 [0.77–1.77]
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2.10** [1.43–3.12]
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1.32 [0.86–2.01]
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Access of drinking water
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Unimproved (R)
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Improved
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0.90 [0.76–1.06]
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1.19 [0.98–1.44]
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0.67 [0.51–0.88]
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0.96 [0.68–1.34]
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0.72 [0.48–1.07]
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0.82 [0.53–1.29]
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Access of toilet
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Unimproved (R)
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Improved
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0.50** [0.41–0.61]
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0.83 [0.59–1.17]
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0.65** [0.51–0.81]
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1.27 [0.91–1.77]
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0.49** [0.38–0.62]
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0.64 ** [0.46–0.88]
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Maternal characteristics
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Age of mother
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1.05* [1.03–1.06]
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0.97 [0.95–0.99]
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1.03* [1.01–1.05]
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0.97 [0.94–1.01]
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1.02* [1.00–1.03]
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0.99 [0.96–1.02]
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Years of schooling of mother
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0.87** [0.85–0.88]
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0.92** [0.89–0.95]
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0.92** [0.89–0.94]
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1.00 [0.65–1.05]
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0.91** [0.89–0.93]
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0.98 [0.95–1.01]
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Number of living children
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1.65** [1.51–1.79]
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1.12 [0.96–1.32]
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1.39** [1.23–1.58]
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1.05 [0.86–1.28]
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1.50** [1.33–1.70]
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1.17 [0.95–1.44]
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Employment
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No (R)
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Yes
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1.45** [1.21–1.74]
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0.98 [0.80–1.21]
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1.25 [0.96–1.62]
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0.83 [0.59–1.17]
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1.44** [1.20–1.73]
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1.27* [1.01–1.60]
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Mother BMI
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less than 18.5/underweight (R)
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18.5 and above
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1.35** [1.16–1.58]
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1.19 [0.98–1.44]
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1.42** [1.10–1.83]
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1.30 [0.93–1.81]
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1.59** [1.23–2.04]
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1.23 [0.94–1.60]
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Mother anemia
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No (R)
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Yes
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1.12 [0.97–1.30]
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1.24* [1.04–1.48]
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1.06 [0.86–1.30]
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0.95 [0.74–1.23]
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1.01 [0.84–1.24]
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0.90 [0.72–1.14]
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Child characteristics
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Age of child
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2.11** [1.94–2.29]
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2.24** [1.96–2.56]
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1.80** [1.59–2.03]
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2.58** [2.14–3.11]
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1.61** [1.44–1.80]
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1.58** [1.32–1.90]
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Sex of child
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Boys (R)
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Girls
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1.05 [0.91–1.21]
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1.00 [0.85–1.17]
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0.92 [0.77–1.10]
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0.88 [0.71–1.10]
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0.98 [0.81–1.20]
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0.95 [0.76–1.17]
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Birth order
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1.17*** [1.13–1.21]
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1.11* [1.02–1.20]
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1.00 [1.00–1.01]
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1.14 [1.03–1.26]
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1.15** [1.09–1.21]
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0.99 [0.89–1.10]
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Size at the time of birth
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Average or larger (R)
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Below average
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1.64** [1.37–1.946]
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1.64** [1.34–2.00]
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1.67** [1.29–2.18]
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1.55** [1.19–2.02]
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1.64** [1.31–2.05]
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1.60** [1.25–2.04]
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Anemia
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No (R)
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Yes
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1.01 [0.87–1.17]
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1.32** [1.12–1.56]
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1.17 [0.95–1.43]
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1.59** [1.25–2.02]
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1.30** [1.06–1.61]
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1.40** [1.12–1.75]
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