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. 2019 Jan 16;3(3):nzz002. doi: 10.1093/cdn/nzz002

TABLE 3.

Multivariate linear regression analysis of the association between household food insecurity, farm production diversity, and 10-Food Group Women Dietary Diversity Score

Model A1 Model B2 Model C3
N β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P β (95% CI) P
Predictor: Household Food Insecurity Access Scale (HFIAS)
HFIAS categories
 Food secure 1759 Reference <0.01 Reference 0.02 Reference 0.05
 Moderately food insecure 773 0.04 (−0.11, 0.20) 0.04 (−0.11, 0.19) 0.17 (−0.08, 0.43)
 Mildly food insecure 1297 0.01 (−0.11, 0.13) 0.05 (−0.08, 0.17) 0.14 (−0.05, 0.32)
 Severely food insecure 892 −0.23 (−0.39, −0.07) −0.16 (−0.31, −0.00) −0.08 (−0.29, 0.13)
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 Reference <0.001 Reference <0.001
 2 1600 0.22 (0.10, 0.33) 0.28 (0.11, 0.46)
 3 1587 0.28 (0.13, 0.42) 0.38 (0.21, 0.56)
HFIAS × wealth index interaction terms 0.23
Intercept 3.6 3.5 3.4
Predictor: Household Hunger Scale (HHS)
HHS categories
 Little to no hunger 4293 Reference <0.001 Reference <0.01 Reference <0.01
 Moderate/severe hunger 428 −0.34 (−0.49, −0.17) −0.27 (−0.43, −0.10) −0.31 (−0.52, −0.09)
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 Reference <0.001 Reference <0.001
 2 1600 0.21 (0.10, 0.33) 0.21 (0.09, 0.32)
 3 1587 0.27 (0.13, 0.41) 0.26 (0.11, 2.41)
HHS × wealth index interaction terms 0.69
Intercept 3.6 3.5 3.5
Predictor: farm production diversity score (FPDS)
FPDS 4721 0.10 (0.06, 0.13) <0.001 0.09 (0.06, 0.12) <0.001 0.09 (0.05, 0.13) <0.001
Wealth index
 1 (lowest) 1534 Reference <0.001 Reference 0.12
 2 1600 0.21 (0.10, 0.32) 0.21 (−0.02, 0.44)
 3 1587 0.29 (0.15, 0.43) 0.28 (−0.02, 0.59)
FPDS × wealth index interaction terms 0.99
Intercept 3.3 3.1 3.1
1

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables (household size, head of household level of education, sex of the head of household, women's level of education, and women's occupation).

2

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables + household wealth index.

3

Adjusted on sociodemographic variables + household wealth index + interaction term (predictor × wealth index).