Table 4 Factors associated with minimum dietary diversity in India, 2015–16 National Family and Health Survey

 Scheduled Caste

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Scheduled tribe

1.12(0.82,1.51)

1.02(0.83,1.26)

1.50(1.24,1.81) ^*

 Other backward class

0.71(0.59,0.85) ^*

0.85(0.73,0.99) ^*

1.02(0.89,1.17)

 Others

1.09(0.90,1.31)

1.24(1.01,1.50)

1.02(0.86,1.21)

 Poorest

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.46(1.07,2.00) ^*

1.06(0.71,1.60)

1.17(1.01,1.35) ^*

1.05(0.84,1.32)

 Middle

2.19(1.61,2.99) ^*

0.93(0.65,1.40)

1.35(1.13,1.61) ^*

1.06(0.84,1.35)

 Richer

2.34(1.70,3.23) ^*

1.68(1.10,2.54) ^*

1.45(1.21,1.74) ^*

1.42(1.06,1.91) ^*

 Richest

2.54(1.82,3.55) ^*

1.62(1.06,2.52) ^*

1.66(1.36,2.02) ^*

1.52(1.07,2.18) ^*

 Hindu

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Muslim

2.36(1.96,2.83) ^*

0.70(0.56,0.88) ^*

1.32(1.10,1.58) ^*

0.85(0.68,1.05)

 Christianity and others

0.88(0.70,1.10)

0.89(0.65,1.22)

0.97(0.70,1.34)

1.58(1.35,1.85) ^*

 No education

1.00

1.00

 Primary

0.89(0.69,1.14)

1.16(0.94,1.43)

 Secondary and above

1.42(1.15,1.75) ^*

1.46(1.13,1.90) ^*

 No

1.00

1.00

 Yes

0.46(0.37,0.57)^*

1.28(1.01,1.62) ^*

 15–24 years

1.00

1.00

 25–34 years

2.25(1.41,3.58) ^*

1.41(1.04,1.91) ^*

 35–49 years

2.61(1.15,1.75) ^*

1.63(1.14,2.33) ^*

 Husband

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Woman

1.09(0.89,1.33)

1.29(1.07,1.56) ^*

1.13(0.93,1.37)

1.14(0.77,1.68)

1.01(0.86,1.19)

0.89(0.72,1.11)

 Husband

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Woman

1.13(0.94,1.36)

1.26(1.05,1.51) ^*

1.08(0.91,1.29)

0.91(0.64,1.29)

0.98(0.85,1.14)

0.86(0.70,1.05)

 First-born

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 2nd-4th

1.15(1.01,1.32) ^*

1.15(1.01,1.31) ^*

1.26(1.11,1.43) ^*

1.36(1.08,1.72) ^*

1.41(1.21,1.64) ^*

 5 or more

0.76(0.52,1.10)

0.90(0.47,1.71)

1.08(0.86,1.36)

1.10(0.57,2.14)

1.05(0.78,1.40)

 Small

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Average

0.77(0.62,0.96) ^*

0.76(0.61,0.96) ^*

0.65(0.46,0.92) ^*

1.22(1.05,1.41) ^*

0.75(0.59,0.94) ^*

 Large

0.83(0.63,1.10)

0.83(0.65,1.07)

0.82(0.57,1.18)

1.40(1.16,1.69) ^*

0.98(0.75,1.28)

 Health professional

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Traditional birth attendants

1.15(0.86,1.54)

0.26(0.12,0.53) ^*

1.15(0.98,1.35) ^*

 Other untrained personnel

1.42(1.15,1.75) ^*

1.02(0.81,1.29)

1.16(1.03,1.31) ^*

 None

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

 1–3

0.72(0.55,0.95) ^*

0.59(0.42,0.82) ^*

0.85(0.74,0.98) ^*

0.81(0.70,0.94) ^*

 4+

0.90(0.69,1.19)

0.75(0.56,0.99) ^*

1.26(1.08,1.48) ^*

1.01(0.86,1.18)

 Not at all

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.27(1.05,1.52) ^*

1.19(1.03,1.37) ^*

 Not at all

1.00

 Yes

1.31(1.15,1.49) ^*

 Not at all

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.50(1.15,1.95) ^*

1.15(1.00,1.32) ^*

1.27(1.08,1.50) ^*