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Table 3 Relationship between mother and child nutritional status

From: Maternal and child under-nutrition in rural and urban communities of Lagos state, Nigeria: the relationship and risk factors

Rural

Indicator of child

Mother’s BMI (kg/m2)

Odds ratio

95% CI

Nutritional status

< 18.5

≥ 18.5

  

Weight-for-age Z-score

    

  Underweight

1 (3.4)

28 (96.6)

0.25

0.03- 1.99

  Not underweight

15 (12.4)

106 (87.6)

1

 

Height-for-age Z-score

    

  Stunted

8 (12.3)

57 (87.7)

1.35

0.48 – 3.81

  Not stunted

8 (9.6)

77 (90.4)

1

 

Weight-for-height Z-score

    

  Wasted

3 (16.7)

15 (83.3)

1.83

0.47- 7.17

  Not wasted

13 (10.0)

119 (90.0)

1

 

Urban

Weight-for-age Z-score

    

  Underweight

2 (14.3)

12 (85.7)

11.2*

1.44 – 86.5

  Not underweight

2 (1.5)

134 (98.5)

1

 

Height-for-age Z-score

    

  Stunted

1 (5.3)

18 (94.7)

2.37

0.23 – 24.03

  Not stunted

3 (2.3)

128 (97.7)

1

 

Weight-for-height Z-score

    

  Wasted

2 (15.4)

11 (84.6)

12.3*

1.57 – 95.7

  Not wasted

2 (1.5)

135 (98.5)

1

 
  1. *P < 0.01; Adjusted for social class, age at first birth, parity and family setting.