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Table 5 Unadjusted and adjusted relative risks of stunting and wasting for 36 month children

From: Associations between feeding practices and growth and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 36 months among children living in low- and low-middle income countries who participated in the BRAIN-HIT trial

  

Stuntinga

Wastingb

Characteristics/Measures

 

Unadjusted

Adjustedc

 

Unadjusted

Adjustedc

n (%)d

Relative Risk (95% CI)

P valuee

Relative Risk (95% CI)

P valuee

n (%)d

Relative Risk (95% CI)

P valuee

Relative Risk (95% CI)

P valuee

Sex

Male

134 (61)

1.07 (0.81,1.40)

0.63

1.14 (0.96,1.36)

0.12

31 (14)

1.60 (0.84,3.05)

0.16

1.61 (0.88,2.93)

0.12

Female

84 (58)

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13 (9)

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SES tercile

Low

110 (63)

1.72 (0.95,3.12)

0.07

1.42 (0.87,2.31)

0.16

25 (14)

1.56 (0.47,5.18)

0.47

1.17 (0.35,3.96)

0.80

Medium

96 (59)

1.63 (0.89,2.97)

0.11

1.48 (0.92,2.39)

0.11

16 (10)

1.09 (0.32,3.73)

0.90

0.79 (0.23,2.68)

0.71

High

12 (36)

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3 (9)

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Legumes and nuts

Yes

89 (57)

0.96 (0.73,1.26)

0.78

1.10 (0.89,1.35)

0.37

14 (9)

0.65 (0.34,1.23)

0.18

0.95 (0.46,1.99)

0.90

No

129 (60)

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30 (14)

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Eggs

Yes

61 (60)

1.04 (0.77,1.40)

0.80

1.01 (0.84,1.22)

0.90

5 (5)

0.34 (0.14,0.87)

0.02

0.37 (0.15,0.89)

0.03

No

157 (58)

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39 (14)

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Meat, fish or insects

Yes

55 (53)

0.87 (0.64,1.18)

0.36

0.89 (0.71,1.13)

0.34

10 (10)

0.76 (0.37,1.53)

0.43

1.17 (0.55,2.48)

0.68

No

163 (61)

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34 (13)

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Milk and dairy

Yes

171 (60)

1.11 (0.81,1.54)

0.51

0.96 (0.70,1.31)

0.78

39 (14)

2.39 (0.94,6.06)

0.07

1.31 (0.56,3.06)

0.54

No

47 (54)

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5 (6)

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Modified Minimum Dietary Diversity

Yes

125 (58)

0.96 (0.74,1.26)

0.79

0.99 (0.84,1.17)

0.91

18 (8)

0.50 (0.27,0.91)

0.02

0.63 (0.35,1.15)

0.13

No

93 (60)

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26 (17)

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Modified Minimum Meal Frequency

Yes

179 (60)

1.14 (0.81,1.62)

0.45

1.12 (0.89,1.41)

0.32

36 (12)

1.12 (0.52,2.41)

0.77

0.88 (0.43,1.80)

0.73

No

39 (53)

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8 (11)

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Modified Minimum Acceptable Diet

Yes

103 (59)

1.01 (0.78,1.32)

0.92

1.01 (0.86,1.19)

0.89

16 (9)

0.65 (0.35,1.20)

0.16

0.74 (0.42,1.33)

0.32

No

115 (58)

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28 (14)

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  1. aStunting was defined as having −6 ≤ height Z-score < −2
  2. bWasting was defined as having −5 ≤ weight-for-height Z-score < −2
  3. cRelative risks were estimated using Poisson regression models with robust variance estimators and adjusted for SES, site, intervention group, resuscitation status, sex, exclusively breastfed first 6 months, birth weight, preterm status, maternal age, and maternal education level
  4. dNumber and percent who were determined to have stunting or wasting, respectively
  5. eStatistical significance was determined using the Wald chi-square test
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