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Table 5 Linear mixed predicting MUAC of pregnant women in West Gojjam Zone

From: Effect of guided counseling on nutritional status of pregnant women in West Gojjam zone, Ethiopia: a cluster-randomized controlled trial

Fixed effect

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Variables

Estimate (SE)

95% CI

Estimate (SE)

95% CI

Estimate(SE)

95% CI

Intercept

23.225 (0.069)

(23.08,23.36)

23.259 (0.127)

(23.01,23.51)

22.781 (0.399)

(21.99,23.56)

Baseline MUAC (IG)

  

−0.163 (0.153)

(−0.46,0.13)

−0.116 (0.153)

(−0.41,0.18)

Endline MUAC (CG)

  

−0.255 (0.063)

(−0.37,-0.13)

−0.255 (0.063)

(−0.37,-0.13)

The intervention effect

  

0.615 (0.091)

(0.43,0.79)

0.615 (0.091)

(0.43,0.79)

Food secure

  

0.032 (0.086)

(−0.13, 0.19)

0.027 (0.085)

(−0.12, 0.17)

Age

    

0.011 (0.017)

(−0.02,0.04)

Family size

    

−0.013 (0.055)

(−0.12,0.09)

Have formal education

    

0.157 (0.191)

(−0.22,0.53)

Use latrine

    

0.322 (0.137)

(0.05,0.59)

Drink protected water

    

0.065 (0.148)

(−0.22,0.35)

Random effect

      

Level two variance

2.77(0.17)

 

1.69(0.17)

 

1.28 (0.69)

 

ICC

0.798

 

0.442

 

0.564

 

AIC

4623.28

 

4567.33

 

4573.13

 

Number of parameters

3

 

9

 

19

 
  1. SE Standard error, CI Confidence interval, IG Intervention group, CG Control group