Table 3 Multivariate regression showing factors associated with stunted, wasted and underweight in India, 2015–2016
Variables | Coef. | p > t | [95% confidence interval] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lower | Upper | |||
Stunted (Dependent Variable) | ||||
Households with electricity | − 0.25 | 0.05 | − 0.50 | 0.00 |
HHs with an improved drinking water | − 0.11 | 0.19 | − 0.27 | 0.06 |
Households using clean fuel for cooking | − 0.15 | 0.01 | − 0.25 | − 0.05 |
Households using iodized salt | − 0.31 | 0.03 | − 0.60 | − 0.03 |
Prevalence of diarrhea | 0.32 | 0.29 | − 0.29 | 0.93 |
Children < 3 years breastfed within one hour | − 0.12 | 0.11 | − 0.26 | 0.03 |
Children under age 6 months exclusive breastfed | − 0.13 | 0.06 | − 0.26 | 0.01 |
Children age 6–8 months receiving solid or semisolid food | − 0.01 | 0.83 | − 0.09 | 0.08 |
GDP of district | 0.20 | 0.47 | − 0.36 | 0.76 |
SC female population | 0.06 | 0.22 | − 0.04 | 0.16 |
ST female population | 0.04 | 0.38 | − 0.06 | 0.15 |
Wasted (dependent variable) | ||||
Households with electricity | 0.10 | 0.48 | − 0.18 | 0.38 |
Households with an improved drinking water | 0.13 | 0.16 | − 0.06 | 0.31 |
Households using clean fuel for cooking | − 0.07 | 0.23 | − 0.18 | 0.05 |
Households using iodized salt | − 0.27 | 0.09 | − 0.59 | 0.05 |
Prevalence of diarrhea | 0.21 | 0.53 | − 0.47 | 0.89 |
Children underage 3 years breastfed within 1 h | − 0.03 | 0.69 | − 0.19 | 0.13 |
Children under age 6 months exclusive breastfed | 0.06 | 0.44 | − 0.09 | 0.21 |
Children age 6–8 months receiving solid or semisolid food | − 0.06 | 0.19 | − 0.16 | 0.03 |
GDP | 0.38 | 0.22 | − 0.24 | 1.00 |
SC female population | 0.06 | 0.25 | − 0.05 | 0.17 |
ST female population | 0.08 | 0.17 | − 0.04 | 0.20 |
Underweight (dependent variable) | ||||
Households with electricity | − 0.13 | 0.44 | − 0.46 | 0.21 |
Households with an improved drinking water | 0.01 | 0.95 | − 0.21 | 0.22 |
Households using clean fuel for cooking | − 0.17 | 0.02 | − 0.30 | − 0.03 |
Households using iodized salt | − 0.36 | 0.06 | − 0.74 | 0.01 |
Incidence of diarrhea | 0.32 | 0.02 | − 0.48 | 1.13 |
Children underage 3 years breastfed within 1 h | − 0.18 | 0.07 | − 0.36 | 0.01 |
Children under age 6 months exclusive breastfed | − 0.02 | 0.86 | − 0.19 | 0.16 |
Children age 6–8 months receiving solid or semisolid food | − 0.11 | 0.05 | − 0.23 | 0.00 |
GDP | − 0.53 | 0.06 | − 0.74 | 0.43 |
SC female population | 0.10 | 0.13 | − 0.03 | 0.22 |
ST female population | 0.09 | 0.18 | − 0.04 | 0.23 |