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Table 3 Parameter estimates from univariate and multivariate linear regression models of prevalence of wasting as assessed by mid-upper arm circumference

From: Concordance between the estimates of wasting measured by weight-for-height and by mid-upper arm circumference for classification of severity of nutrition crisis: analysis of population-representative surveys from humanitarian settings

 

Univariate

Multivariate

Dependent variables

Coefficient

95% CI

Coefficient

95% CI

Intercept

2.74

(2.14–3.34)††

−9.36

(−15.03–3.70)

Prevalence of Wasting, Weight-for-Height < −2Z

0.43

(0.39–0.47)††

0.50

(0.46–0.54)††

Prevalence of Stunting, Height-for-Age < −2Z

  

0.11

(0.09–0.12)††

Percent of Children less than 30 Months of Age

  

0.08

(0.03–0.14)††

Percent Females

  

0.06

(−0.04–0.17)

Model R2

0.3623

 

0.4560

 
  1. Statistically significant, p < 0.05
  2. ††Statistically significant, p < 0.001