TABLE 4.
Adjusted linear probability model regressions to test associations between child wasting and maternal vegetarian status relative to children of nonvegetarian mothers, stratified by age1
| Age range | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0–59 mo | 0–5 mo | 6–23 mo | 24–59 mo | |
| Lactovegetarian | −0.008* (−0.016, −0.000) | 0.002 (−0.023, 0.028) | −0.016* (−0.030, −0.003) | −0.005 (−0.014, 0.003) |
| Lacto-ovovegetarian | −0.006 (−0.018, 0.007) | 0.016 (−0.021, 0.053) | −0.023# (−0.050, 0.004) | 0.000 (−0.016, 0.015) |
| Lactopescatarian | −0.002 (−0.028, 0.023) | −0.023 (−0.086, 0.040) | −0.006 (−0.049, 0.037) | 0.001 (−0.031, 0.034) |
| Vegan | 0.003 (−0.016, 0.022) | 0.021 (−0.034, 0.077) | 0.015 (−0.031, 0.062) | −0.004 (−0.026, 0.018) |
| R2 | 0.041 | 0.067 | 0.044 | 0.042 |
| n | 220,529 | 17,751 | 66,579 | 136,199 |
1
Values are βs with 95% CIs based on robust SEs clustered at the district level shown in parentheses alongside each β. All regressions use NFHS weights. Regressions are adjusted linear probability models of wasting (WHZ <−2) against the 4 categories of maternal vegetarian diets with children of nonvegetarian mothers as the omitted base category, adjusting for the control variables and fixed effects listed in the Methods section. #P value < 0.10; *P value < 0.05; **P value < 0.01; ***P value < 0.001.
NFHS, National Family Health Survey.