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Table 4 Prevalence rates of underweight, stunting, and wasting in indigenous children < 60 months, according to maternal and child characteristics, First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition, Brazil, 2008-2009

From: Nutritional status of indigenous children: findings from the First National Survey of Indigenous People’s Health and Nutrition in Brazil

 

N

Underweight

Stunting

Wasting

Prevalence

PR

Prevalence

PR

Prevalence

PR

(%)

(CI 95%)

(%)

(CI 95%)

(%)

(CI 95%)

Maternal age (years)

  

p = 0.66 **

 

p = 0.08 **

 

p = 0.06 **

  < 20

814

5.2

1.00

26.6

1.00

2.5

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  20-29

3097

5.7

1.08

24.5

0.92

1.1

0.43

(0.72-1.64)

(0.79-1.08)

(0.23-0.83)

  30-39

1673

6.6

1.27

25.8

0.97

1.1

0.46

(0.81-1.99)

(0.79-1.20)

(0.19-1.08)

  ≥ 40

455

6.0

1.15

31.3

1.18

1.1

0.47

(0.71-1.87)

(0.96-1.45)

(0.16-1.36)

Maternal anemia

  

p = 0.006 *

 

p < 0.001 *

 

p = 0.15 *

  No

3638

5.1

1.00

23.1

1.00

1.2

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  Moderate

2081

6.7

1.32

28.2

1.22

1.6

1.34

(1.01-1.72)

(1.07-1.38)

(0.96-1.86)

  Severe

223

12.2

2.38

44.2

1.91

0.7

0.61

(1.08-5.24)

(1.46-2.50)

(0.14-2.66)

Birthweight (grams)

  

p < 0.001 **

 

p < 0.001 **

 

p < 0.001 **

  < 2500

298

17.5

10.0

47.2

3.59

3.3

5.80

(5.67-17.5)

(2.78-4.63)

(1.96-17.15)

  2500-2999

935

8.9

5.06

32.3

2.45

2.1

3.77

(2.83-9.06)

(1.93-3.10)

(1.37-10.34)

  3000-3499

1607

4.2

2.37

19.9

1.51

1.1

1.91

(1.38-4.06)

(1.18-1.94)

(0.68-5.39)

  ≥ 3500

1115

1.8

1.00

13.2

1.00

0.6

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

Hospitalization in the prior 12 months

  

p = 0.001*

 

p < 0.001 *

 

p = 0.59 *

  No

4895

5.1

1.00

23.7

1.00

1.2

1.00

(reference)

(reference)

(reference)

  Yes

1119

9.0

1.78

33.8

1.43

1.5

1.27

(1.27-2.48)

(1.22-1.67)

(0.53-3.08)

  1. PR, Prevalence ratio.
  2. CI, Confidence interval.
  3. Maximum N for each category, which may vary between variables due to missing data.
  4. * χ2 test of heterogeneity.
  5. ** χ2 test for linear trend.