Effect of Birth Interval on Foetal and Postnatal Child Growth

Table 3

Predictors of the length-for-age z-score (multivariable regression analysis).

Model	Standardized coefficients	t	Sig.	95.0% confidence interval for B		Collinearity statistics
	Beta			Lower bound	Upper bound	Tolerance	VIF
Constant		0.708	0.480	−0.38	0.80
Female child	0.08	2.14	0.033	0.024	0.58	0.983	1.017
Age of index child	−0.33	−6.66	<0.001	−0.12	−0.07	0.600	1.667
Dietary diversity score	0.10	2.10	0.04	0.005	0.16	0.702	1.425
Low birth weight	−0.12	−3.13	0.002	−1.31	−0.30	0.988	1.013
Adequate ANC attendance	0.09	2.38	0.02	0.08	0.80	0.990	1.010
WHZ	−0.29	−7.46	<0.001	−0.42	−0.25	0.981	1.019
Birth interval ≥24 months	−0.12	−2.91	0.004	−0.76	−0.15	0.798	1.253