Table 3 Estimates from logistic regression analysis for low birth weight children by their background characteristics, India, 2015–16
From: Newborn low birth weight: do socio-economic inequality still persist in India?
Background characteristics | OR [95% CI] |
|---|---|
Age at index birth (in Years) | |
 ≤ 19 | Ref. |
 20–24 | 0.82***(0.79–0.86) |
 25–29 | 0.77***(0.73–0.81) |
 30–35 | 0.75***(0.71–0.80) |
 35+ | 0.77**(0.70–0.85) |
Body mass index | |
 Underweight | 1.27***(1.23–1.32) |
 Normal | Ref. |
 Overweight and Obese | 0.93***(0.89–0.97) |
Ante-natal care | |
 No | Ref. |
 Partial | 0.75***(0.71–0.8) |
 Fulla | 0.64***(0.60–0.68) |
Birth order and interval | |
 First | Ref. |
 2–3 & < 24 months | 0.89***(0.85–0.93) |
 2–3 & > 23 months | 0.84***(0.81–0.88) |
 4+ & < 24 months | 0.95(0.87–1.04) |
 4+ & > 23 months | 0.81***(0.76–0.86) |
Education | |
 No education | Ref. |
 Primary | 1.04(0.99–1.09) |
 Secondary | 0.91***(0.87–0.95) |
 Higher | 0.73***(0.69–0.79) |
Caste | |
 Scheduled Caste | 1.06**(1.01–1.11) |
 Scheduled Tribe | 0.93***(0.88–0.98) |
 Other Backward Class | 0.97(0.93–1.01) |
 Others | Ref. |
Religion | |
 Hindu | Ref. |
 Muslim | 0.94**(0.90–0.99) |
 Others | 0.79***(0.74–0.84) |
Wealth index | |
 Poorest | Ref. |
 Poorer | 0.95**(0.90–0.99) |
 Middle | 0.91***(0.86–0.96) |
 Richer | 0.91**(0.85–0.98) |
 Richest | 0.79***(0.73–0.85) |
Residence | |
 Urban | Ref. |
 Rural | 0.89***(0.86–0.93) |
Sex of the child | |
 Male | Ref. |
 Female | 1.23***(1.19–1.26) |
Region | |
 North | Ref. |
 Central | 0.92***(0.88–0.97) |
 East | 0.67***(0.64–0.71) |
 Northeast | 0.51***(0.47–0.54) |
 West | 0.94**(0.88–0.99) |
 South | 0.84***(0.79–0.89) |
Source of drinking Water | |
 Not improved | Ref. |
 Improvedb | 1.03(0.99–1.07) |
Type of toilet facility | |
 Not improved | Ref. |
 Improvedc | 1.00(0.96–1.05) |
Type of cooking fuel | |
 Unclean | Ref. |
 Cleand | 0.96*(0.92–0.99) |