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Table 5 Multinomial regression analysis between food security and anthropometric indicators of insecure to secure (n = 400)

From: Assessment of the knowledge and attitude of infants’ mothers from Bushehr (Iran) on food security using anthropometric indicators in 2016: a cross-sectional study

Anthropometric indicators

Household food security

Individual food security

Child hunger

OR

CI

P

OR

CI

P

OR

CI

P

WFAa

 Normal

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Overweight

0.61

0.38-0.96

0.03

0.91

0.52-1.57

0.74

0.40

0.16-0.97

0.04

 Underweight

1.25

0.34-4.52

0.73

0.85

0.17-4.10

0.84

0.72

0.89-5.88

0.76

WFHb

 Normal

1

  

1

  

1

  

 Risk of overweight

0.68

0.41-1.13

0.14

0.62

0.31-1.21

0.16

0.45

0.17-1.20

0.11

 Overweight and obese

1.02

0.47-2.23

0.94

1.89

0.83-4.30

0.12

0.51

0.11-2.24

0.37

  1. aWeight-for-age
  2. bWeight-for-height