Table 4 Factors associated with underweight among children aged 5–10 years

Sex

Male

35.75

6.916 (0.009)

1.28 (1.06–1.54)

0.009

1.32 (1.09–1.6)

0.005

Female

30.31

Reference

Age

5

29.04

9.611 (0.087)

Reference

6

30.92

1.09 (0.79–1.52)

0.592

1.19 (0.85–1.68)

0.31

7

30.98

1.1 (0.79–1.51)

0.576

1.31 (0.93–1.84)

0.125

8

33.17

1.21 (0.89–1.66)

0.226

1.58 (1.13–2.21)

0.008

9

36.23

1.39 (1–1.92)

0.048

1.73 (1.22–2.44)

0.002

10

38.97

1.56 (1.11–2.19)

0.01

1.69 (1.19–2.4)

0.004

Residence

Rural

34.38

8.138 (0.004)

1.42 (1.11–1.82)

0.005

1.33 (1.03–1.72)

0.031

Urban

26.89

Reference

Religion

Hindu

31.84

5.982 (0.014)

Reference

Muslim

38.64

1.35 (1.06–1.71)

0.014

1.3 (1.01–1.68)

0.043

Cast

Lower (SC and ST)

37.64

4.233 (0.04)

1.28 (1.1–1.62)

0.038

1.1 (0.85–1.4)

0.508

Other

32

Reference

Occupational status of the father

Laborer

37.95

32.318 (0.000)

1.74 (1.38–2.18)

0.000

1.44 (1–2.08)

0.049

Cultivator

37.84

1.73 (1.38–2.16)

0.000

1.68 (1.19–2.37)

0.003

Business/service

26.05

Reference

Educational status of the father

Illiterate or just able to sign

40.48

29.464 (0.000)

2.33 (1.7–3.18)

0.000

1.17 (0.6–1.56)

0.899

Up to primary

33.63

1.73 (1.31–2.29)

0.000

1.09 (0.65–1.5)

0.957

Secondary

33.64

1.71 (1.23–2.36)

0.001

1.23 (0.83–1.84)

0.302

Above secondary

20.74

Reference

Occupational status of the mother

Housewife

44.74

20.956 (0.000)

Reference

Laborer/cultivator

20.24

1.71 (1.29–2.27)

0.000

1.55 (1.13–2.12)

0.007

Business/service

32.08

0.54 (0.3–0.9)

0.025

0.84 (0.46–1.52)

0.572

Educational status of the mother

Illiterate or just able to sign

39.02

41.329 (0.000)

2.65 (1.77–3.96)

0.000

1.62 (1.14–2.12)

0.032

Up to primary

34.73

2.2 (1.49–3.27)

0.000

1.59 (0.95–2.65)

0.08

Secondary

23.88

1.3 (0.83–2.03)

0.25

1.11 (0.68–1.83)

0.738

Above secondary

19.44

Reference

Economic status

Rs. ≤ 2000

37.41

33.336 (0.000)

1.98 (1.48–2.64)

0.000

1.33 (0.88–2.01)

0.171

Rs. 2001–4000

26.91

1.22 (0.87–1.71)

0.249

1.14 (0.63–1.49)

0.746

Rs. > 4000

23.2

Reference

Family size

≤ 4

32.34

2.994 (0.224)

1.24 (0.85–1.79)

0.261

1.44 (0.97–2.13)

0.07

5–8

34.3

1.35 (0.94–1.94)

0.105

1.39 (0.95–2.03)

0.089

≥ 9

27.88

Reference

Type of house

Kutcha

38.08

22.956 (0.000)

1.73 (1.38–2.18)

0.000

1.05 (0.78–1.41)

0.765

Semi pucca

33.88

1.44 (1.14–1.83)

0.002

0.99 (0.75–1.33)

0.973

Pucca

26.19

Reference

Availability of latrine

Yes

31.05

22.123 (0.000)

Reference

No

45.65

1.86 (1.44–2.41)

0.000

1.53 (1.11–2.1)

0.01

Water source

Tube well

35.28

8.682 (0.003)

1.34 (1.1–1.62)

0.003

1.19 (0.96–1.48)

0.105

Deep tube well

28.97

Reference

SES

Lower

36.71

30.118 (0.000)

2.72 (1.76–4.22)

0.000

1.42 (0.98–2.02)

0.048

Middle

29.11

1.93 (1.22–3.04)

0.005

1.17 (0.68–2.01)

0.575

Upper

17.57

Reference