Table 2 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of the association between dietary diversity and stunting, wasting and underweight

Diversity score

n

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

n

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

n

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

0

18

Ref.

Ref.

8

Ref.

Ref.

11

Ref.

Ref.

1

93

0.8 (0.43–1.47)

0.65 (0.35–1.23)

29

0.56 (0.24–1.3)

0.5 (0.21–1.18)

54

0.7 (0.37–1.6)

0.67 (0.32–1.39)

2

285

0.94 (0.53–1.69)

0.57 (0.31–1.05)

50

0.34 (0.15–0.76)**

0.3 (0.13–0.7)**

134

0.69 (0.35–1.38)

0.52 (0.26–1.06)

3

311

1.08 (0.61–1.94)

0.61 (0.33–1.12)

51

0.35 (0.15–0.78)*

0.32 (0.14–0.73)**

136

0.71 (0.35–1.41)

0.52 (0.26–1.05)

4

166

0.91 (0.5–1.64)

0.49 (0.26–0.91)*

31

0.35 (0.15–0.82)*

0.32 (0.13–0.76)*

67

0.56 (0.27–1.14)

0.4 (0.19–0.83)*

5

46

0.68 (0.35–1.31)

0.36 (0.18–0.72)**

9

0.3 (0.11–0.82)*

0.26 (0.09–0.74)*

19

0.46 (0.20–1.04)

0.32 (0.14–0.74)**

6

6

0.44 (1.55–1.25)

0.25 (0.85–0.72)*

1

0.17 (0.02–1.49)

0.16 (0.19–1.38)

1

0.12 (0.01–0.98)*

0.09 (0.01–0.74)*

7

2

0.51 (0.9–2.67)

0.26 (0.05–1.38)

0

–

–

1

0.44 (0.51–3.88)

0.31 (0.03–2.7)

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

AOR^a (95% CI)

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

Ref.

1.19 (0.99–1.42)

1.37 (1.13–1.65)**

1.19 (0.83–1.71)

1.18 (0.82–1.69)

1.4 (1.08–1.79)**

1.49 (1.15–1.92)**