Table 4. Results of the integrated logistic regression analyses containing the significant variables of the multivariate analysis per block.

Factors		*	Before backward elimination			*	After backward elimination
		*	OR*	(95% CI)	p-value	*	OR*	(95% CI)	p-value
Age		*	1.00	(0.97–1.05)	0.797	*	1.02	(0.98–1.05)	0.424
Sex	Male	*	1.00			*	1.00
	Female	*	0.45	(0.20–1.00)	0.050	*	0.52	(0.25–1.10)	0.086
Religion	Muslim	*	1.00			*
	Hindu	*	1.41	(0.52–3.88)	0.502	*
Household size			0.76	(0.55–1.04)	0.084		0.68	(0.52–.89)	0.005
Food expenditure		*	0.02	(0.00–0.45)	0.014	*	0.005	(0.00–.08)	<0.001
Occupation		*			0.294	*
	Laborer
	Shopkeeper		2.08	(0.62–6.98)
	Other		0.59	(0.20–1.72)
	Farmer		0.47	(0.12–1.89)
	Business		0.66	(0.13–3.25)
BMI 1		*	0.90	(0.78–1.04)	0.163	*
DDS 2		*	0.83	(0.58–1.18)	0.299	*
Household food stocks	No	*	1.00			*
	Yes	*	0.66	(0.29–1.50)	0.320	*

*Calculated OR’s are adjusted for all other variables in the column;

¹ Body Mass Index;

² Dietary Diversity Score