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.