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Table 4 Correlation between Covariates

From: What does women’s empowerment have to do with malnutrition in Sub-Saharan Africa? Evidence from demographic and health surveys from 30 countries

Correlation (p-value)

Respondents’ age

Respondents’ education

Maternal

BMI

Child age

Husband’s education

Age differential

Wealth

Respondents’ age

1.0000

      

Respondents’ education

−0.1003 (< 0.001)

1.0000

     

Maternal

BMI

0.0317

(0.0000)

0.1126 (< 0.001)

1.0000

    

Child age

0.1801

(< 0.001)

−0.0422

(< 0.001)

0.0084

(0.002)

1.0000

   

Husband’s education

−0.0686

(< 0.001)

0.6465 (< 0.001)

0.1107 (< 0.001)

−0.0312

(< 0.001)

1.0000

  

Age differential

0.0377

(< 0.001)

0.1445 (< 0.001)

0.0263 (< 0.001)

− 0.0115

(< 0.001)

0.1338 (< 0.001)

1.0000

 

Wealth

0.0103

(< 0.001)

0.4107 (< 0.001)

0.1071

(< 0.001)

0.0001

(< 0.9672)

0.3879 (< 0.001)

0.0103 (< 0.001)

1.0000