Table 3. Adjusted odds ratios from ML multivariate logistic regression model of wasting (n = 1605).
| Variable | Categories | Adjusted ORs (95% CI) | p-values |
| Model 1†, Deviance = 880.568, AIC = 898.568, DF = 1596 | |||
| Age | 5–7 years | 1 | |
| 8–10 years | 0.995 (0.593–1.671) | 0.985 | |
| 11–13 years | 1.831 (1.061–3.161) | 0.030 | |
| 14–17 years | 0.986 (0.573–1.697) | 0.959 | |
| 18–20 years | NA | NA | |
| Sex | Female | 1 | |
| Male | 0.946 (0.658–1.359) | 0.763 | |
| Polyparasite infection profile * | Reference | 1 | |
| I | 1.575 (0.721–3.442) | 0.255 | |
| II | 2.093 (0.969–4.522) | 0.060 | |
| III | 3.081 (1.396–6.800) | 0.005 | |
| Model 2‡, Deviance = 846.862, AIC = 866.862, DF = 1595 | |||
| Age | 5–7 years | 1 | |
| 8–10 years | 1.028 (0.609–1.736) | 0.917 | |
| 11–13 years | 1.824 (1.050–3.170) | 0.033 | |
| 14–17 years | 0.975 (0.564–1.684) | 0.927 | |
| 18–20 years | NA | NA | |
| Sex | Female | 1 | |
| Male | 0.973 (0.674–1.403) | 0.882 | |
| Polyparasite infection profile | Reference | 1 | |
| I | 1.617 (0.735–3.556) | 0.232 | |
| II | 1.779 (0.817–3.872) | 0.147 | |
| III | 2.206 (0.988–4.928) | 0.054 | |
| District | Musanze | 1 | |
| Burera | 3.264 (2.136–4.990) | <0.001 | |
| Model 3◊, Deviance = 846.366, AIC = 868.366, DF = 1594 | |||
| Age | 5–7 years | 1 | |
| 8–10 years | 1.023 (0.606–1.727) | 0.932 | |
| 11–13 years | 1.808 (1.040–3.144) | 0.036 | |
| 14–17 years | 0.968 (0.560–1.673) | 0.907 | |
| 18–20 years | NA | NA | |
| Sex | Female | 1 | |
| Male | 0.967 (0.670–1.395) | 0.858 | |
| Polyparasite infection profile | Reference | 1 | |
| I | 1.604 (0.729–3.530) | 0.240 | |
| II | 1.775 (0.816–3.865) | 0.148 | |
| III | 2.195 (0.983–4.905) | 0.055 | |
| District | Musanze | 1 | |
| Burera | 3.271 (2.140–5.000) | <0.001 | |
| Anaemia | Non Anaemic | 1 | |
| Anaemic | 0.724 (0.283–1.849) | 0.499 | |
†: Model 1 included as explanatory variables the categories of age, sex and polyparasite infection profiles.
▪•.NA stands for ‘Not Available’ as there were no individuals of 18–20 years old who were wasted and thus the model did not provide any estimates for thsi specific category.
*: Definitions for polyparasite profiles have been described in the ‘Methods’ section.
‡: Model 2 included as explanatory variables the categories of age, sex, polyparasite infection profiles and district.
◊: Model 3 included as explanatory variables the categories of age, sex, polyparasite infection profiles, and district and anaemia status.