Table 2

Multiple logistic regression analysis for associations between an overweight mother with at least one stunted child (SCOM) and socioeconomic determinants, n=39 374

Model 1Model 2*
Adjusted OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Location of residency
 Urban1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Rural1.02 (0.82 to 1.26)0.82 (0.70 to 0.96)*
Wealth index
 Poorest1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Poorer1.00 (0.81 to 1.22)0.94 (0.81 to 1.08)
 Middle0.98 (0.66 to 1.45)0.80 (0.63 to 1.02)
 Richer0.74 (0.41 to 1.34)0.59 (0.43 to 0.81)*
 Richest0.66 (0.34 to 1.29)0.43 (0.35 to 0.55)*
Educational level of mother
 No education/incomplete primary1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Primary/incomplete secondary0.49 (0.39 to 0.62)*0.72 (0.65 to 0.80)*
 Secondary0.29 (0.20 to 0.41)*0.47 (0.43 to 0.51)*
 Higher0.25 (0.18 to 0.34)*0.45 (0.34 to 0.59)*
Mother working in last 12 months
 No1.00 (reference)1.00 (reference)
 Yes0.99 (0.85 to 1.15)1.07 (0.94 to 1.20)
  • *Statistically significant (p<0.05).

  • *Model 2 is adjusted for mean age of the mother’s children, percentage of children who are girls, mother’s age, number of children <5 years living in households, whether husband is living at home and country fixed-effects.