Table 2 Linear relationship between anthropometric indicators and NGI in Nepalese children

NGI

-0.03 (0.02)

0.049

-0.04 (0.02)

0.03

Market distance^b

-0.12 (0.13)

0.35

-0.33 (0.07)

 < 0.001

Children’s characteristics

 Age (months)

   > 24

-1.84 (0.46)

 < 0.001

-0.38 (0.58)

0.51

   ≤ 24

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 Age & NGI

  NGI & > 24

0.02 (0.01)

0.01

0.01 (0.01)

0.38

  NGI & ≤ 24

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 Sex

  Female

-0.02 (0.03)

0.50

0.02 (0.03)

0.34

 Month of birth

-0.01 (0.00)

0.00

-0.00 (0.01)

0.44

 CDDS^a

-0.15 (0.01)

 < 0.001

-0.01 (0.01)

0.17

 No fever^d

0.03 (0.03)

0.33

0.15 (0.02)

 < 0.001

Women’s characteristics

 Education

0.04 (0.01)

 < 0.001

0.02 (0.00)

 < 0.001

 BMI

0.04 (0.01)

 < 0.001

0.06 (0.01)

 < 0.001

 Age (years)

0.01 (0.00)

0.03

0.00 (0.00)

0.87

 HFIAS^c

  Mild food insecurity

0.32 (0.12)

0.01

0.09 (0.05)

0.05

  Moderate food insecurity

0.28 (0.10)

0.00

0.17 (0.07)

0.02

  Food secure

0.35 (0.10)

 < 0.001

0.12 (0.05)

0.01

  Severe food insecurity

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 MSNP Suaahara

0.05 (0.13)

0.69

0.12 (0.14)

0.39

 Intercept

-0.07 (0.88)

0.94

0.10 (0.97)

0.92

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