Factors associated with malnutrition in children aged 6–59 months in 29 study villages in Orissa, India
| Factor | Stunting* | Underweight† | Wasting‡ | |||
| APR (95% CI) | p Value | APR (95% CI) | p Value | APR (95% CI) | p Value | |
| Flood exposure level | ||||||
| Household in non-flooded village | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| Household in flooded village | 1.60 (1.05 to 2.44) | 0.031 | 1.86 (1.04 to 3.30) | 0.036 | 1.21 (0.61 to 2.42) | 0.58 |
| No of children younger than 5 years | ||||||
| 1 | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| ≥2 | 0.91 (0.64 to 1.28) | 0.58 | 1.69 (1.05 to 2.72) | 0.031 | 1.29 (0.68 to 2.45) | 0.43 |
| Annual income, 1000 Indian rupees | ||||||
| >9 | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| >6–9 | 1.02 (0.58 to 1.81) | 0.94 | 2.01 (0.89 to 4.54) | 0.095 | 1.27 (0.42 to 3.86) | 0.67 |
| >3–6 | 1.20 (0.77 to 1.88) | 0.42 | 1.22 (0.57 to 2.59) | 0.60 | 1.41 (0.56 to 3.54) | 0.47 |
| ≤3 | 1.85 (1.11 to 3.09) | 0.019 | 1.76 (0.78 to 3.99) | 0.18 | 2.13 (0.76 to 6.02) | 0.15 |
| Birth weight, kg | ||||||
| ≥2.7 | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | 1 (reference) | |||
| <2.7 | 1.17 (0.85 to 1.62) | 0.34 | 1.80 (1.11 to 2.92) | 0.017 | 1.28 (0.69 to 2.38) | 0.46 |
↵* Four observations with missing data were deleted from the analysis.
↵† One observation with missing data on underweight was deleted from the analyses. Four additional observations with missing data were deleted from the analysis.
↵‡ Five observations with missing data on wasting were deleted from all the analyses. Four additional observations with missing data were deleted from the analysis. APRs were adjusted for the effect of all the other variables shown in the table and household size, occupation, religion, caste, source of drinking-water and storage of cooked food, sex, age and immunisation coverage.
APR, adjusted prevalence ratio.