Table 3 Bivariate analysis of head circumference (HC) with stunting and wasting at 1st, 12th and 24th month of age
Time point of measurement | Stunting (H/A) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | Wasting (W/H) | p-value | OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stunting < − 2 SD (%) | No stunting (%) | Wasting < − 2 SD (%) | No wasting (%) | ||||||
1st month (n = 228) | Low HC | 28 (37.3) | 47 (62.7) | < 0.001 | 10.8 (4.6–25.3) | 26 (36.6) | 45 (63.4) | < 0.001 | 4.6 (2.2–9.3) |
Normal HC | 8 (5.2) | 145 (94.8) | 17 (11.1) | 136 (88.9) | |||||
12th month (n = 226) | Low HC | 50 (42.7) | 67 (57.3) | < 0.001 | 3.1 (1.7–5.7) | 28 (23.9) | 89 (76.1) | < 0.001 | 4.6 (1.9–11) |
Normal HC | 21 (19.3) | 88 (80.7) | 7 (6.4) | 102 (93.6) | |||||
24th month (n = 227) | Low HC | 65 (55.6) | 52 (44.4) | < 0.001 | 2.6 (1.5–4.4) | 20 (17.1) | 97 (82.9) | < 0.05 | 4.3 (1.6–12) |
Normal HC | 74 (32.7) | 36 (67.3) | 5 (4.5) | 105 (95.5) | |||||