Table 1 Descriptive statistics of non-pregnant women aged 20 to 49 included in underweight analyses, by marital status (N = 249,269)
Among adult marriage women (N = 111,724) | Percent | Among child marriage women (N = 137,545) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Exposure | ||||
Age at marriage (median) | 20 | 15 | ||
Outcome | ||||
BMI (median) | 21.3 | 20.9 | ||
Underweight | 18,736 | 17 | 25,035 | 18 |
Covariate | ||||
Age at interview (median) | 32 years | 31 years | ||
Currently married | 97,291 | 87 | 122,630 | 89 |
Mother’s highest education level completed | ||||
None | 68,599 | 61.4 | 114,880 | 83.5 |
Primary | 32,582 | 29.2 | 20,536 | 14.9 |
Secondary or higher | 10,543 | 9.4 | 2129 | 1.6 |
Total number of births (median) | 3 | 5 | ||
Geographic location (urban) | 34,111 | 31 | 29,217 | 21 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 38,020 | 34 | 55,521 | 40 |
Poorer | 20,279 | 18 | 26,716 | 19 |
Middle | 20,059 | 18 | 26,792 | 20 |
Richer | 16,310 | 15 | 16,693 | 12 |
Richest | 17,056 | 15 | 11,823 | 9 |
Partner age (median) | 39 | 40 | ||
Age gap with partner (median) | 6 | 8 | ||
Partner education | ||||
None | 58,264 | 52 | 97,091 | 71 |
Primary | 35,186 | 32 | 30,305 | 22 |
Secondary or higher | 18,274 | 16 | 10,149 | 7 |
Education gap (mean) | 0.162 | 0.188 | ||