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Table 4 Distribution of overweight with concurrent stunting according to their proximal factors with their corresponding unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios

From: Determinants of overweight with concurrent stunting among Ghanaian children

Variables

Level

Frequency (%)

Crude PR (95% CI)

Adjusted PR (95% CI)

Proximal factors

 Breastfeeding status

    

  Child ever been breastfed

Yes

7484 (99.17)

0.231 (0.075–0.710)

1.028 (0.956–1.105)

No

63 (0.83)

Ref

Ref

Child health status

 Child with diarrhoea

Yes

1126 (14.92)

1.069 (0.606–1.886)

1.027 (0.986–1.069)

No

6422 (85.08)

Ref

Ref

 Child with cough

Yes

1672 (22.15)

0.717 (0.412–1.246)

1.048 (0.993–1.106)

No

5876 (77.85)

Ref

Ref

 Child given Vitamin A dose within last 6 months

Yes

2269 (30.65)

0.925 (0.591–1.447)

 

No

5134 (69.35)

Ref

Ref

 Child taken to a health facility during illness

Yes

893 (78.06)

1.669 (0.202–13.809)

1.001 (0.928–1.092)

No

251 (21.94)

Ref

Ref

 Child ever received any vaccinations

Yes

1211 (90.31)

0.517 (0.153–1.749)

0.961 (0.912–1.012)

No

130 (9.69)

Ref

Ref

 Anaemia status

Normal

1535 (33.98)

Ref

Ref

Anaemia

2882 (66.02)

0.920 (0.518–1.632)

1.025 (0.931–1.128)