Table 2 Stratified analysis of the association between dietary diversity and undernutrition

Overall

14

10

1.43 (1.08–1.89)

1.10 (0.81–1.49)

< 0.001

0.542

< 0.001

< 0.001

74.3%

79.9%

Sample size

≤ 500

7

5

1.04 (0.73–1.47)

1.05 (0.68–1.64

0.834

0.821

0.086

0.002

45.9%

76.5%

> 500

7

5

1.86 (1.25–2.78)

1.13 (0.70–1.84)

0.002

0.611

< 0.001

0.001

82.4%

83.4%

Continent

Africa

12

7

1.37 (0.98–1.92)

1.20 (0.81–1.77)

0.061

0.365

< 0.001

< 0.001

76.8%

81.8%

Asia

2

3

1.69 (1.24–2.29)

0.89 (0.81–1.49)

< 0.001

0.718

0.637

0.003

0.0%

82.8%

Sex

Girl

9

4

1.87 (0.94–3.71)

1.16 (0.57–2.36)

0.117

0.684

< 0.001

< 0.001

87.2%

87.5%

Both

5

6

1.22 (0.95–1.56)

1.06 (0.76–1.48)

0.075

0.714

0.063

0.002

46.0%

73.0%

Health status

Healthy

11

9

1.61 (1.17–2.21)

1.09 (0.79–1.51)

0.004

0.604

< 0.001

< 0.001

77.1%

82.0%

HIV

3

1

0.86 (0.60–1.23)

1.18 (0.61–2.29)

0.407

0.624

0.868

-

0.0%

-