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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 570)

From: Risk factors for malnutrition among preschool children in rural Karnataka: a case-control study

Demographic characteristics

Cases n = 190 (%)

Controls n = 380 (%)

Age in years

 3.0–4.0

87 (45.8)

173 (45.5)

 4.1–5.0

63 (33.2)

138 (36.3)

 5.1–6.0

40 (21.1)

69 (18.2)

Gender

 Male

85 (44.7)

184 (48.4)

 Female

105 (55.3)

196 (51.6)

Religion

 Hindu

182 (95.8)

351 (92.4)

 Christian

5 (2.6)

6 (1.6)

 Muslim

3 (1.6)

23 (6.1)

Type of family

 Nuclear

110 (57.9)

214 (56.3)

 Joint/Extended

80 (42.1)

166 (43.7)

Education of father

 Illiterate

18 (9.5)

5 (1.3)

 Primary and <10th std.

146 (76.8)

301 (79.2)

 10th std. and below graduation

25 (13.2)

72 (18.9)

 Graduation and above

1 (0.5)

2 (0.5)

Education of mother

 Illiterate

13 (6.8)

6 (1.6)

 Primary and <10th std.

143 (75.3)

269 (70.8)

 10th std. and below graduation

34 (17.9)

104 (27.4)

 Graduation and above

0

1 (0.3)

Caretaker

 Mother

187 (98.4)

372 (97.9)

 Grandmother/Other member in the family

3 (1.6)

8 (2.1)

Socio-economic status

 Middle

24 (12.6)

67 (17.6)

 Poor/BPL

166 (87.4)

313 (82.4)