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Table 4 Mean difference of anthropometric indicator between two groups

From: Dynamics of inequality in child under-nutrition in Ethiopia

Groups

HAZ

WHZ

WAZ

Small town

−1.1(.064)

−.33 (.057)

−.84 (.048)

Rural

−1.4(.018)

−.50 (.016)

− 1.2 (.013)

Deference (Small town -Rural)

.30** (.070)

.16*** (.061)

.42*** (.051)

Male

− 1.4(.025)

−.47 (.022)

− 1.2 (.018)

Female

−1.3 (.026)

−.51 (.022)

−1.1. (018)

Deference (Male -Female)

−.06*(.036)

.04(.031)

−.08*** (.026)

Wealth index

 Poorest(1st quintile)

−1.5 (.062)

−.57 (.054)

−1.4 (.042)

 Richest (5thquintile)

−1.1 (.079)

−.26 (.067)

−.86 (.058)

 Difference (1st-5th)

−.44*** (.103)

−.31** (.089)

−.59*** (.072)

Non-poor(Top 40%)

−1.1(.031)

−.42 (.027)

−1.03 (.023)

Poor(Bottom 60%)

−1.4 (.022)

−.52 (.019)

− 1.33 (.015)

Difference (40–60%)

.30*** (.039)

.09*** (.033)

.29*** (.028)

Consumption

 Poorest(1stquintile)

−1.5 (.065)

−.61 (.056)

−1.4 (.045)

 Richest (5thquintile)

−1.2 (.075)

−.27 (.064)

−.94 (.053)

 Difference (1st-5th)

−.35** (.099)

−.34** (.085)

−.53*** (.069)

Non-poor (Top 40%)

−1.2 (.030)

−.45 (.026)

−1.1 (.021)

Poor(Bottom 60%)

−1.4 (.023)

−.51 (.019)

− 1.3 (.016)

Difference (40–60%)

.22*** (.038)

.06* (.032)

.20*** (.027)

  1. Significance level ***, ** and * is at 1%, 5 and 10% respectively and; Std. Errors are in parenthesis. Two-sample t test with equal variances (Ho: difference is zero; H1: difference is different from zero