Effect of socioeconomic factors on malnutrition among children in Pakistan

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Table 1 Socioeconomic characteristics descriptive statistics of the study

Characteristics	Number	Percentage	Mean	Standard deviation
Gender	2497		1.62	0.465
Male	1193	47.78
Female	1304	52.22
Age of child	2497		1.89	1.397
0 (some month)	584	23.39
1 (in the year)	462	18.5
2 (in the year)	479	19.18
3 (in the year)	503	20.14
4 (in the year)	469	18.78
Family size	2497		1.68	0.594
> 5	986	39.49
6–10	1321	54.14
11–15	181	7.25
16 and above	9	0.36
Area	2497		1.47	0.471
Urban	1052	42.13
Rural	1445	57.87
Mother education level	2497		2.11	1.329
Non/pre-school	1293	51.78
Primary	495	19.82
Middle	256	10.25
Secondary	235	9.41
Highest	218	8.73
Wealth quintile	2497		2.87	1.342
Lowest	584	23.39
Secondary	496	19.86
Middle	488	19.54
Fourth	544	21.79
Highest	385	15.42
Food access	2497		2.73	1.431
Food shortage	1870	74.89
Sufficient food	627	25.11
Immunization status	2497		1.67	0.942
Incomplete	1927	77.17
Complete	570	22.83
Treated water access	2497		1.43	0.874
Yes	1143	45.77
No	1354	54.23
Sanitation access	2497		1.89	1.327
Yes	1958	78.41
No	539	21.59
Stunting	2497		0.97	0.389
Yes	464	18.58
No	2033	81.42
Wasting	2497		0.81	0.492
Yes	710	28.43
No	1787	71.57
Underweight	2497		0.74	0.368
Yes	488	19.54
No	2009	80.46