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Table 6 Multivariate regression analysis of determinants of nutritional status

From: Infant and child feeding index reflects feeding practices, nutritional status of urban slum children

Parameters

WLZ

WAZ

LAZ

BAZ

MUACZ

 

Beta

Sig

Beta

Sig

Beta

Sig

Beta

Sig

Beta

Sig

Maternal characteristics

Age (yrs)

0.050

0.368

0.093

0.083

1.001

0.317

0.684

0.494

3.008

0.003

Per capita income (Rs)

−0.038

0.448

−0.042

0.384

0.075

0.940

−0.976

0.330

0.122

0.903

BMI

0.107

0.029

0.068

0.148

−1.287

0.199

2.485

0.013

0.354

0.724

≤SSC

0.157

0.003

0.085

0.092

−1.888

0.060

3.237

0.001

0.041

0.967

≥HSC

0.086

0.100

0.047

0.352

−1.120

0.263

1.712

0.088

−0.656

0.512

Child characteristics

Gender

0.005

0.910

0.091

0.046

2.610

0.009

−0.163

0.871

1.198

0.231

Age (months)

0.052

0.273

−0.303

0.000

−11.344

0.000

3.910

0.000

−4.397

0.000

Ordinal position

−0.024

0.679

−0.066

0.230

−0.770

0.442

−0.519

0.604

−1.595

0.111

ICFI score

−0.092

0.056

−0.010

0.827

2.034

0.043

−2.012

0.045

0.510

0.610

R 2 (R 2 Adj)

0.051(0.032)

0.115(0.096)

0.263(0.247)

0.093(0.074)

0.066(0.047)

F value = 2.622,

F value = 6.266,

F value = 17.258,

F value = 4.948,

F value = 3.415,

p = 0.006

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

p = 0.000

p = 0.000