Table 2.

Bivariate and multivariable models of weight-for-height z-score and wasting at day 35

	Weight-for-height z-score				Wasted at day 35
	Bivariate		Multivariable		Bivariate		Multivariable
	Effect size (95% CI)	P value	Effect size (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)	P value
Age	0.01 (0.001 to 0.02)	0.03	0.003 (−0.01 to 0.004)	0.45	0.97 (0.93 to 1.01)	0.12	0.99 (0.87 to 1.13)	0.90
Sex	−0.19 (−0.45 to 0.07)	0.14	0.03 (−0.10 to 0.16)	0.63	0.97 (0.33 to 2.89)	0.96	0.18 (0.001 to 28.4)	0.51
Dietary diversity*	0.005 (−0.09 to 0.10)	0.91	−0.03 (−0.07 to 0.02)	0.24	1.48 (1.00 to 2.18)	0.05	3.00 (0.69 to 13.1)	0.14
Food insecurity†	−0.02 (−0.04 to 0.009)	0.21	−0.01 (−0.02 to 0.003)	0.12	1.05 (0.97 to 1.12)	0.21	1.32 (1.00 to 1.74)	0.05
Breast feeding	−0.43 (−0.74 to −0.13)	0.006	−0.06 (−0.31 to 0.19)	0.63	1.98 (0.63 to 6.23)	0.24	0.07 (0.003 to 1.34)	0.08
Health facility visit	−0.41 (−0.78 to 0.04)	0.03	−0.06 (−0.28 to 0.15)	0.55	5.66 (1.85 to 17.3)	0.001	10.2 (1.08 to 97.0)	0.04
WHZ, baseline	0.68 (0.59 to 0.77)	<0.001	0.81 (0.72 to 0.89)	<0.001	0.16 (0.08 to 0.33)	<0.001	0.005 (0.0003 to 0.07)	<0.001
Animals	−0.003 (−0.008 to 0.002)	0.28	−0.002 (−0.004 to 0.0003)	0.09	1.01 (1.00 to 1.02)	0.005	0.98 (0.95 to 1.02)	0.41
Latrine
None
No slab	0.02 (−0.32 to 0.36)	0.91	0.01 (−0.16 to 0.19)	0.89	1.37 (0.30 to 6.14)	0.68	2.05 (0.05 to 81.3)	0.70
Slab	0.012 (−0.20 to 0.44)	0.45	0.09 (−0.09 to 0.26)	0.35	2.73 (0.70 to 10.6)	0.15	16.1 (0.12 to 2220.7)	0.27

*Operationalised as a composite score of 7 food groups eaten over the past 7 days.

†Operationalised as a composite score of three questions related to frequency of food insecurity over the past 4 weeks.

WHZ, weight-for-height z-score.