Table 3.
Unadjusted multinomial logistic regression for the dietary patterns' associations with socio-demographic variables and access to nutrition services among women (n = 922).
| Variables | Low-mixed vegetarian OR (95%CI) | Non-vegetarian OR (95%CI) | High-mixed vegetarian OR (95%CI) | Calorie-rich OR (95%CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highest | Middle | Highest | Middle | Highest | Middle | Highest | Middle | |
| Age | 0.97 (0.93, 1.02) | 1.01 (0.96, 1.05) | 1.05 (1.01, 1.11)* | 1.04 (0.99, 1.08) | 1.01 (0.96, 1.05) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.03) | 0.98 (0.94, 1.03) | 0.99 (0.95, 1.04) | 
| Religion | ||||||||
| Hindu Non-Hindu | 2.35 (1.51, 3.66)*** Reference | 0.91 (0.62, 1.32) Reference | 1.39 (0.95, 2.06) Reference | 1.72 (1.15, 2.57)** Reference | 0.36 (0.23, 0.54)*** Reference | 0.81 (0.51, 1.27) Reference | 0.84 (0.56, 1.27) Reference | 0.73 (0.48, 1.09) Reference | 
| Social class | ||||||||
| Scheduled caste or tribe Other marginalized Non-marginalized | 3.15 (2.01, 4.94)*** 4.27 (2.61, 6.98)*** Reference | 1.66 (1.12, 2.46)* 1.67 (1.06, 2.63)* Reference | 0.13 (0.07, 0.21)*** 0.35 (0.19, 0.58)*** Reference | 0.17 (0.10, 0.29)*** 0.34 (0.19, 0.61)*** Reference | 18.86 (9.48, 37.50)*** 14.83 (7.26, 30.28)*** Reference | 1.96 (1.34, 2.88)** 1.68 (1.09, 2.58)* Reference | 1.45 (0.97, 2.15) 1.27 (0.81, 1.97) Reference | 2.53 (1.64, 3.89)*** 2.07 (1.29, 3.33)** Reference | 
| Type of family | ||||||||
| Nuclear Joint | 0.79 (0.57, 1.09) Reference | 0.96 (0.70, 1.33) Reference | 2.93 (2.10, 4.09)*** Reference | 2.24 (1.61, 3.11)*** Reference | 0.62 (0.45, 0.86)** Reference | 0.78 (0.57, 1.08) Reference | 0.74 (0.53, 1.02) Reference | 0.61 (0.44, 0.84)** Reference | 
| Education status of women | ||||||||
| Illiterate and primary school Secondary and high school University degree and above | 1.79 (0.98, 3.25) 0.85 (0.48, 1.50) Reference | 0.90 (0.48, 1.69) 1.28 (0.73, 2.27) Reference | 0.41 (0.22, 0.77)** 0.61 (0.34, 1.10) Reference | 0.79 (0.41, 1.51) 0.79 (0.42, 1.47) Reference | 0.40 (0.21, 0.76)** 1.18 (0.66, 2.10) Reference | 1.05 (0.57, 1.91) 0.83 (0.46, 1.50) Reference | 0.64 (0.35, 1.18) 0.93 (0.52, 1.67) Reference | 0.57 (0.31, 1.07) 1.08 (0.60, 1.95) Reference | 
| Occupation | ||||||||
| Working Not working | 0.85 (0.45, 1.60) Reference | 0.85 (0.45, 1.62) Reference | 0.40 (0.20, 0.80)* Reference | 0.69 (0.38, 1.25) Reference | 2.18 (1.01, 4.71)* Reference | 3.10 (1.48, 6.49)** Reference | 1.17 (0.62, 2.21) Reference | 0.99 (0.51, 1.92) Reference | 
| Residential area | ||||||||
| Rural Urban slums | 6.93 (4.79, 10.03)*** Reference | 0.67 (0.47, 0.94)* Reference | 0.02 (0.01, 0.03)*** Reference | 0.09 (0.06, 0.14)*** Reference | 1.26 (0.91, 1.75) Reference | 3.26 (2.33, 4.55)*** Reference | 1.63 (1.18, 2.25)** Reference | 1.18 (0.85, 1.63) Reference | 
| Socio-economic class | ||||||||
| Lower and upper-lower Middle and above | 1.07 (0.70, 1.65) Reference | 1.44 (0.91, 2.26) Reference | 0.38 (0.23, 0.61)*** Reference | 0.62 (0.38, 1.03) Reference | 2.47 (1.52, 4.03)*** Reference | 1.14 (0.75, 1.72) Reference | 1.19 (0.77, 1.85) Reference | 1.18 (0.76, 1.84) Reference | 
| Supplementary food received | ||||||||
| No Yes | 1.97 (1.42, 2.72)*** Reference | 1.04 (0.75, 1.44) Reference | 3.64 (2.59, 5.12)*** Reference | 3.71 (2.64, 5.22)*** Reference | 0.96 (0.69, 1.32) Reference | 0.92 (0.67, 1.27) Reference | 0.79 (0.57, 1.09) Reference | 0.64 (0.46, 0.08)** Reference | 
| Nutritional advice received | ||||||||
| Yes No | 3.39 (2.38, 4.84)*** Reference | 1.03 (0.75, 1.42) Reference | 0.72 (0.52, 1.01) Reference | 0.73 (0.52, 1.01) Reference | 1.55 (1.12, 2.15)** Reference | 1.87 (1.34, 2.61)*** Reference | 1.07 (0.77, 1.50) Reference | 0.84 (0.60, 1.16) Reference | 
Lowest tertile was the reference category.
OR, Unadjusted Odds Ratio; 95%CI, 95% Confidence Interval.
P < 0.05;
p < 0.01;
p < 0.001.