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Table 2 Food consumption (proportion of schoolchildren) by positive (n = 23) and non-positive deviants (n = 309) in the control group†

From: Identifying positive and negative deviants and factors associated with healthy dietary practices among young schoolchildren in Nepal: a mixed methods study

Food groups

Positive deviants

Non-positive deviants

Odds ratio

95% CI

Grains, roots, and tubers

1.00

1.00

-

 

Legumes and nuts

0.96

0.72

8.62*

1.14, 64.95

Dairy products

0.35

0.10

4.96***

1.94, 12.66

Eggs

0.26

0.06

5.71***

2.01, 16.23

Flesh foods

0.61

0.34

3.02*

1.27, 7.21

Vitamin-A rich fruits and vegetables

0.48

0.31

2.06

0.88, 4.85

Other fruits and vegetables

0.57

0.59

0.92

0.39, 2.16

  1. CI confidence interval
  2. †The epiR package [34] of R software was used to perform the chi-square test (Mantel–Haenszel) and odds ratio (Wald); significance
  3. * < 0.05
  4. ** < 0.01
  5. *** < 0.001. For a comprehensive table, see supplementary table 2