Table 3 Risk factors of the coexistence of stunting, wasting and underweight

Mother’s education ^{a, b}

 No education

4.75 (3.18–7.11)

1.98 (1.25–3.15)

 Primary

3.20 (2.18–4.70)

1.62 (1.06–2.48)

 Secondary

2.37 (1.62–3.46)

1.59 (1.06–2.38)

 Higher

1.00

1.00

Mother's working status ^{a, b}

 Currently not working

1.00

1.00

 Currently working

1.26 (1.06–1.49)

1.27 (1.06–1.52)

Mother's BMI ^{a, b}

 Underweight

2.13 (1.78–2.54)

0.61 (0.46–0.82)

 Normal

1.00

1.00

 Overweight

0.56 (0.43–0.73)

0.79 (0.53–1.20)

Children's age (in months) ^{a, b}

 0–11

1.00

1.00

 12–23

2.21 (1.64–2.97)

2.11 (1.56–2.85)

 24–35

2.05 (1.52–2.77)

2.07 (1.52–2.82)

 36–47

2.43 (1.81–3.28)

2.26 (1.67–3.08)

 48–59

2.09 (1.55–2.84)

2.06 (1.51–2.81)

Sex of child ^{a, b}

 Male

1.00

1.00

 Female

0.84 (0.71–0.99)

0.90 (0.77–1.07)

Birth order ^{a, b}

 First

1.00

1.00

 Second

0.93 (0.76–1.15)

0.97 (0.78–1.20)

 Third

1.11 (0.87–1.42)

0.98 (0.76–1.27)

 Fourth and above

1.61 (1.28–2.02)

1.17 (0.90–1.52)

Size of child at birth ^b

 Normal/average

1.00

1.00

 Small

2.11 (1.51, 2.93)

2.31 (1.64, 3.24)

Sex of household head ^{a, b}

 Male

1.00

1.00

 Female

0.64 (0.47–0.88)

0.72 (0.53–1.00)

Television watching ^{a, b}

 Not at all/do not know

1.00

1.00

 Less than once a week

0.99 (0.75–1.30)

1.17 (0.88–1.56)

 At least once a week

0.63 (0.53–0.75)

1.09 (0.87–1.36)

Wealth index ^{a, b}

 Poorest

3.35 (2.47–4.55)

2.02 (1.36–2.98)

 Poorer

2.63 (1.91–3.62)

1.72 (1.17–2.53)

 Middle

2.08 (1.49–2.90)

1.34 (0.93–1.94)

 Richer

1.66 (1.18–2.34)

1.33 (0.93–1.88)

 Richest

1.00

1.00

Place of residence ^{a, b}

 Urban

1.00

1.00

 Rural

1.31 (1.09–1.58)

0.82 (0.66–1.03)

Survey year ^{a, b}

 2014

1.00

1.00

 2017–18

0.51 (0.43–0.60)

0.59 (0.49–0.70)