Table 4.
Mean enteropathy scores by various risk factors of inflammation and enteropathy in children 22–28 months of age
| Indicator | Mean Kosek EE score | P-value* | Mean expanded EE score | P-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic (no/yes) | No | Yes | No | Yes | ||
| Child health characteristics | ||||||
| Fever in past 2 weeks | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.601 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.642 |
| Watery diarrhea in past 2 weeks | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.945 | 7.8 | 7.6 | 0.944 |
| Child feeding characteristics | ||||||
| Minimum dietary diversity† | 4.7 | 4.8 | 0.837 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 0.633 |
| Child fed own bathwater in past month | 4.8 | 4.6 | 0.624 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.927 |
| Child fed own bathwater when child was < 1 year old | 4.9 | 4.6 | 0.363 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 0.794 |
| Hygiene characteristics | ||||||
| Improved sanitation facility | 4.8 | 5.5 | 0.145 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 0.157 |
| At least one handwashing practice | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.936 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 0.939 |
| Soap present | 4.6 | 4.9 | 0.497 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 0.298 |
EE = environmental enteropathy.
* P-value represents ANOVA test for continuous variables.
† Measured in children outside the age range recommended by World Health Organization.27