Table 13 Extended and Symmetric Concentration indices (CI) of malnutrition prevalence by methods
From: Dynamics of inequality in child under-nutrition in Ethiopia
Method | HAZ | WHZ | WAZ | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
v, β parameters | 1.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 | 1.5 | 5 |
Ranking variable -Wealth index | ||||||
 Extended CI(v) | −.029 | −.094 | −.019 | −.068 | −.033 | −.112 |
 Symmetric CI(β) | −.038 | −.073 | −.028 | −.043 | −.047 | −.076 |
 Generalized extended CI(v) | −.327 | −.290 | −.107 | −.106 | −.310 | −.293 |
 Generalized symmetric CI(β) | −.252 | −.486 | −.094 | −.144 | −.262 | −.425 |
Ranking variable -Consumption | ||||||
 Extended CI(v) | −.026 | −.120 | −.014 | −.022 | −.027 | −.101 |
 Symmetric CI(β) | −.045 | −.060 | −.016 | −.034 | −.040 | −.065 |
 Generalized extended CI(v) | −.297 | −.370 | −.082 | −.035 | −.256 | −.264 |
 Generalized symmetric CI(β) | −.303 | −.399 | −.054 | −.114 | −.225 | −.366 |