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. 2021 Aug 6;55:53. doi: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2021055002350

Table 5. Unadjusted and adjusted Prevalence Ratios (PR) and confidence intervals (95%CI) for the association between dietary patterns, stunting and overweight among Mexican preschoolers (ENSANUT-2012).

Dietary patternsa Unadjusted Adjusted


Stuntingb Overweightb Stuntingb,c Overweightb,c




PR 95%CI p PR 95%CI p PR 95%CI p PR 95%CI p
Fruits and vegetables                        
Tertile 1 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
Tertile 2 1.14 0.64–2.03 0.655 0.94 0.51–1.73 0.844 1.15 0.66–2.04 0.618 1.06 0.56–2.03 0.855
Tertile 3 2.36 1.45–3.85 0.001 0.32 0.15–0.70 0.004 2.04 1.17–3.56 0.012 0.37 0.16–0.85 0.019
Western                        
Tertile 1 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
Tertile 2 0.60 0.37–0.98 0.043 1.57 0.84–2.95 0.161 0.68 0.43–1.05 0.080 1.56 0.82–2.97 0.178
Tertile 3 0.41 0.25–0.67 0.001 1.97 1.03–3.77 0.040 0.48 0.27–0.85 0.012 1.77 0.95–3.30 0.073
Traditional                        
Tertile 1 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
Tertile 2 1.46 0.79–2.70 0.232 0.98 0.53–1.83 0.954 1.29 0.70–2.38 0.421 1.01 0.54–1.87 0.985
Tertile 3 2.60 1.63–4.13 0.001 0.59 0.28–1.25 0.169 1.74 1.01–3.00 0.047 0.61 0.27–1.39 0.241
Milk/Liquids                        
Tertile 1 1.00     1.00     1.00     1.00    
Tertile 2 0.85 0.56–1.28 0.434 0.84 0.44–1.60 0.597 0.89 0.59–1.35 0.588 0.78 0.40–1.50 0.455
Tertile 3 1.05 0.69–1.60 0.804 0.92 0.48–1.74 0.796 1.11 0.75–1.65 0.602 0.90 0.46–1.78 0.762

a Tertile 1 as reference

b Stunting (< -2 H/A z-score); Overweight (> +2 BMI z-score)

c Model adjusted by gender, age, Household Wealth Index, energy intake, and energy residuals.