Table 5 Factors associated with malnutrition among the 6 to 144-month-olds NDD children (Binary logistic regression analysis)

Age (month)

< 24 (ref)

1

25–48

3.15 (1.22–8.14)

0.018*

4.70 (1.55–14.27)

0.006*

49–72

2.97 (1.03–8.54)

0.043*

4.74 (1.37–16.32)

0.014*

73–96

4.81 (1.25–18.50)

0.022*

5.61 (1.29–24.29)

0.021*

97–120

2.33 (0.65–8.34)

0.192

4.65 (0.99–21.66)

0.050*

> 121

3.30 (1.13–9.69)

0.029*

4.20 (1.26–13.97)

0.019*

Father education

Masters and above (ref)

1

Bachelors

1.71 (0.46–6.37)

0.421

2.00 (0.42–9.50)

0.383

HSC

1.11 (0.25–4.82)

0.888

0.61 (0.09–4.18)

0.620

SSC

4.53 (1.21–16.96)

0.025*

3.32 (0.51–21.64)

0.210

Below SSC

1.33 (0.43–4.09)

0.615

0.73 (0.13–3.97)

0.713

Up to Primary

2.52 (0.77–8.22)

0.126

1.26 (0.20–7.92)

0.802

No formal Education

2.42 (0.78–7.54)

0.126

1.53 (0.26–8.95)

0.637

Father occupation

Service (ref)

1

Business

2.91 (1.11–7.62)

0.030*

2.34 (0.67–8.12)

0.181

Day labor

2.01 (0.77–5.20)

0.151

0.91 (0.19–4.37)

0.910

Others

2.38 (0.81–6.96)

0.113

1.18 (0.25–5.57)

0.834

Household Income

> 35,000 Taka (ref)

1

26,000–35,000 Taka

0.87 (0.25–2.96)

0.819

0.72 (0.16–3.27)

0.716

11,000–25,000 Taka

1.03 (0.40–2.65)

0.948

0.63 (0.13–3.07)

0.570

100-10000Taka

(1-101USD)

1.66 (0.67–4.07)

0.269

0.90 (0.16–5.12)

0.910

Place of residence

Urban (ref)

1

Semi-urban

1.05 (0.29–3.88)

0.93

0.63 (0.12–3.30)

0.584

Rural

1.79 (0.84–3.81)

0.13

1.60 (0.46–5.52)

0.455

Clinical diagnosis

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ref)

1

Down Syndrome

0.54 (0.14–2.15)

0.385

0.61 (0.12–3.09)

0.555

Cerebral Palsy

1.68 (0.81–3.48)

0.164

2.39 (0.83–6.87)

0.106