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. 2024 May 10;21(5):e1004402. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1004402

Table 1. Summary statistics of sociodemographic and dietary characteristics of Indian children aged 1–19 years.

Mean/Percent 95% CI
Exposures
Consumed deworming medication, % 43.4 [43.1, 43.7]
No open defecation in community1, % 50.9 [50.6, 51.2]
Moderate open defecation in community (>0< = 30%), % 25.5 [24.3, 24.8]
High open defecation in community (>30%), % 25.6 [24.3, 24.8]
Covariates
Child age, months 103.4 [103.0, 103.8]
Female, % 48.0 [47.7, 48.3]
Father’s education, years 7.7 [7.7, 7.7]
Mother’s education, years 5.3 [5.3, 5.4]
Count of plant sourced foods consumed per week out of 5, mean2 4.7 [4.7, 4.7]
Count of animal sourced foods consumed per week out of 4, mean3 3.2 [3.2, 3.2]
Count of unhealthy foods consumed per week out of 4, mean4 3.4 [3.4, 3.4]
Wealth quintile 1, poorest5 20.0 [19.8, 20.3]
Wealth quintile 2 20.0 [19.8, 20.3]
Wealth quintile 3 20.1 [19.8, 20.3]
Wealth quintile 4 20.0 [19.7, 20.2]
Wealth quintile 5, nonpoor 19.9 [19.7, 20.2]
Household has piped water, % 42.3 [42.0, 42.6]
Household has toilet, % 80.9 [80.7, 81.2]
Household treats water, % 26.9 [26.7, 27.2]
Survey season
Summer (March, April, May), % 21.7 [21.5, 22.0]
Monsoon (June, July, August, September), % 42.4 [42.1, 42.7]
Post monsoon (October, November), % 12.1 [11.9, 12.3]
Observations 105,060

1Open defecation was measured as the average proportion of sampled households practicing open defecation in a community.

2Plant foods include legumes, leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, and nuts/seeds.

3Animal foods include eggs, fish, dairy, and poultry.

4Unhealthy foods include fried foods, junk food, sweets, and sugar-sweetened beverages.

5Wealth quintiles were constructed from a principal component analysis of 26 household assets, cooking fuel, house and land ownership, and house floor, roof, and wall materials. Water treatment includes boiling or filtering water with an electric filter.