Table 2 Two-sample test of proportions between LBW and NBW groups.

From: Impact of children born with low birth weight on stunting and wasting in Sindh province of Pakistan: a propensity score matching approach

Complete Sample

 

Moderate Wasting (MW)

Severe wasting (SW)

Both (wasting, stunting)

 

Untreated

Treated

Untreated

Treated

Untreated

Treated

Mean

0.192

0.265

0.054

0.093

0.088

0.165

Difference

 − 0.073***

 − 0.038***

 − 0.076***

SE

0.010

0.006

0.007

t-value

 − 7.019

 − 6.169

 − 9.707

N

5686

2095

5686

2095

5686

2095

Female sample

Mean

0.217

0.282

0.050

0.097

0.1

0.182

Difference

 − 0.065***

 − 0.037***

 − 0.082***

SE

0.015

0.009

0.012

t-value

 − 4.231

 − 4.000

 − 6.937

N

2940

1024

2940

1024

2940

1024

Male sample

Mean

0.165

0.248

0.048

0.089

0.075

0.148

Difference

 − 0.084

 − 0.041

 − 0.073

SE

0.014

0.008

0.011

t-value

 − 5.976

 − 4.835

 − 6.974

N

2746

1071

2746

1071

2746

1071