Table 5.
Distribution of factor scores related to dietary patterns observed at home according to socio-economic, demographic variables and nutritional status for children under 2 years of age in municipal childcare centres in Guaratuba, Paraná, Brazil, 2014 (Odds ratio and confidence interval; statistical significance P < 0⋅05)
| Variables | Pattern 1a ‘Traditional’ Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) | Pattern 2a ‘Less healthful’ Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) | Pattern 3a ‘Milk and cereals’ Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) | Pattern 4a ‘Mixed'Odds ratio (95 % confidence interval) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | P 0⋅826 | P 0⋅826 | P 0⋅245 | P 0⋅212 |
| Male (n 146) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| Female (n 110) | 1⋅05 (0⋅67–1⋅66) | 1⋅05 (0⋅67–1⋅66) | 0⋅76 (0⋅49–1⋅20) | 0⋅75 (0⋅48–1⋅18) |
| Age of the child (months) | ***P 0⋅000 | ***P 0⋅000 | *P 0⋅045 | ***P 0⋅000 |
| <12 (n 74) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| ≥12 (n 182) | 7⋅56 (4⋅26–13⋅42) | 7⋅34 (4⋅16–12⋅95) | 1⋅68 (1⋅01–2⋅79) | 2⋅77 (1⋅62–4⋅72) |
| Birth weight (g) | P 0⋅372 | P 0⋅851 | P 0⋅592 | P 0⋅074 |
| <2500 (n 20) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| ≥2500 and < 4000 (n 205) | 1⋅35 (0⋅61–2⋅99) | 0⋅85 (0⋅35–2,09) | 1⋅20 (0⋅55–2⋅61) | 1⋅15 (0⋅50–2⋅62) |
| ≥4000 (n 25) | 1⋅62 (0⋅56–4⋅63) | 1⋅06 (0⋅34–3⋅28) | 1⋅33 (0⋅46–3⋅86) | 2⋅52 (0⋅86–7⋅38) |
| Current breast-feeding situation | **P 0⋅005 | *P 0⋅010 | ***P 0⋅000 | P 0⋅743 |
| Yes (n 88) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| No (n 162) | 2⋅03 (1⋅25–3⋅32) | 1⋅90 (1⋅17–3⋅09) | 15⋅67 (8⋅50–28⋅89) | 1⋅08 (0⋅67–1⋅76) |
| Age of the mother (years) | P 0⋅455 | **P 0⋅004 | P 0⋅409 | P 0⋅908 |
| ≤20 (n 51) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| >20 and ≤ 30 (n 118) | 1⋅47 (0⋅80–2⋅69) | 0⋅52 (0⋅28–0⋅96) | 0⋅68 (0⋅36–1⋅25) | 1⋅67 (0⋅92–3⋅01) |
| >30 (n 83) | 0⋅87 (0⋅46–1⋅64) | 0⋅37 (0⋅19–0⋅71) | 0⋅72 (0⋅38–1⋅38) | 1⋅11 (0⋅59–2⋅09) |
| Education level of the mother (years) | P 0⋅494 | P 0⋅633 | P 0⋅266 | **P 0⋅001 |
| <8 (n 57) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| ≥8 and < 11 (n 77) | 0⋅90 (0⋅48–1⋅70) | 1⋅05 (0⋅56–1⋅98) | 1⋅24 (0⋅65–2⋅38) | 2⋅43 (1⋅28–4⋅64) |
| ≥11 (n 118) | 1⋅17 (0⋅65–2⋅10) | 0⋅89 (0⋅50–1⋅59) | 1⋅40 (0⋅78–2⋅52) | 2⋅83 (1⋅55–5⋅15) |
| Family income per capitab | P 0⋅144 | P 0⋅501 | P 0⋅469 | P 0⋅353 |
| ≤0⋅35 (n 74) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| >0⋅35 and < 0⋅70 (n 77) | 0⋅78 (0⋅43–1⋅39) | 0⋅77 (0⋅43–1⋅38) | 1⋅39 (0⋅77–2⋅51) | 1⋅24 (0⋅68–2⋅24) |
| ≥0⋅70 (n 68) | 0⋅63 (0⋅34–1⋅17) | 0⋅82 (0⋅45–1⋅49) | 1⋅26 (0⋅68–2⋅33) | 0⋅75 (0⋅41–1⋅37) |
| Nutritional statusc | P 0⋅773 | P 0⋅706 | P 0⋅559 | P 0⋅507 |
| Underweight (n 4) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| Normal weight (n 148) | 1⋅77 (0⋅26–11⋅91) | 2⋅74 (0⋅46–16⋅38) | 0⋅14 (0⋅02–1⋅35) | 0⋅53 (0⋅08–3⋅53) |
| Overweight (n 53) | 2⋅77 (0⋅40–19⋅44) | 3⋅68 (0⋅59–23⋅04) | 0⋅16 (0⋅02–1⋅56) | 0⋅66 (0⋅09–4⋅62) |
| Obesity (n 46) | 1⋅29 (0⋅18–9⋅14) | 1⋅92 (0⋅30–12⋅12) | 0⋅13 (0⋅01–1⋅30) | 0⋅41 (0⋅06–2⋅87) |
| Childcare centres | *P 0⋅044 | P 0⋅187 | P 0⋅552 | P 0⋅858 |
| 01 (n 30) | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 | 1⋅00 |
| 02 (n 54) | 0⋅93 (0⋅40–2⋅15) | 0⋅50 (0⋅22–1⋅15) | 1⋅19 (0⋅50–2⋅81) | 1⋅85 (0⋅80–4⋅27) |
| 03 (n 25) | 1⋅79 (0⋅65–4⋅92) | 1⋅02 (0⋅38–2⋅69) | 1⋅09 (0⋅40–2⋅97) | 2⋅20 (0⋅81–5⋅99) |
| 04 (n 81) | 0⋅62 (0⋅28–1⋅39) | 0⋅51 (0⋅23–1⋅09) | 1⋅33 (0⋅59–2⋅98) | 0⋅92 (0⋅43–1⋅97) |
| 05 (n 66) | 0⋅57 (0⋅25–1⋅30) | 0⋅52 (0⋅23–1⋅15) | 0⋅82 (0⋅36–1⋅87) | 1⋅61 (0⋅72–3⋅59) |
a
Ordered logistic regression – odds of being in the third tertile of dietary patterns compared with the reference category.
b
Family income per capita – divided in tertiles according to minimum wage effective in 2014 – of R$724⋅00/US$321⋅80(25).
c
Nutritional status regarding body mass index by age (BMI/A).
*
P < 0⋅05.
**
P < 0⋅01.
***
P < 0⋅001.