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Table 4 Associations of socio-economic resources and WHO complementary feeding indicators amongst children in Nicaragua

From: Socio-economic resources, young child feeding practices, consumption of highly processed snacks and sugar-sweetened beverages: a population-based survey in rural northwestern Nicaragua

 

Not met minimum dietary diversity16-35 m

Not met minimum meal frequency26-35 m

Not met minimum acceptable diet 6–35 m

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted 13

Adjusted 24

Unadjusted

Adjusted 13

Adjusted 24

Unadjusted

Adjusted 13

Adjusted 24

Socio-economic resources

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Housing quality5

         

  Lowest

1.54** (1.11,2.14)

1.50** (1.05,2.15)

1.20 (0.82,1.74)

0.89 (0.65,1.22)

0.93 (0.67,1.30)

1.11 (0.78,1.58)

1.30 (0.95,1.77)

1.28 (0.92,1.77)

1.24 (0.88,1.75)

  Middle

1.10 (0.79,1.55)

1.19 (0.83,1.69)

1.03 (0.72,1.49)

0.89 (0.65,1.22)

0.89 (0.64,1.23)

0.99 (0.70,1.38)

1.10 (0.81,1.50)

1.14 (0.83,1.57)

1.13 (0.82,1.57)

  Highest

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Maternal education5

         

  <5 years

1.72** (1.19,2.48)

2.31** (1.57,3.42)

2.04** (1.36,3.08)

0.67** (0.48,0.93)

0.60** (0.42,0.85)

0.60** (0.41,0.86)

1.08 (0.78,1.51)

1.20 (0.85,1.69)

1.10 (0.77,1.59)

  5-9 years

1.66** (1.16,2.37)

1.81** (1.24,2.64)

1.70** (1.15,2.50)

0.76 (0.55,1.05)

0.75 (0.54,1.05)

0.76 (0.54,1.07)

1.02 (0.74,1.42)

1.07 (0.77,1.49)

1.02 (0.72,1.43)

  ≥10 years

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Household food insecurity5

         

  Highest

1.87** (1.38,2.53)

1.68** (1.21,2.33)

1.47** (1.05,2.05)

0.77 (0.57,1.03)

0.84 (0.62,1.14)

0.89 (0.65,1.21)

1.24 (0.92,1.66)

1.18 (0.87,1.60)

1.13 (0.83,1.54)

  Middle

1.29 (0.95,1.77)

1.31 (0.94,1.82)

1.21 (0.87,1.69)

0.78 (0.58,1.04)

0.76 (0.56,1.02)

0.78 (0.58,1.06)

0.99 (0.74,1.32)

0.98 (0.73,1.32)

0.95 (0.71,1.28)

  Lowest

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  1. WHO, World Health Organization; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence intervals; 1Criteria based on consumption of at least one food item of four of the seven food groups during the past day; 2Based on WHO guidelines considering age and breastfeeding status; 3Adjusted for child age, maternal age, municipality; 4Adjusted for housing quality, maternal education, household food insecurity, child age, maternal age, municipality; 5n/N-values may be larger in housing quality and household food insecurity analyses; **Significance level at <0.05.