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. 2023 Feb 2;18(2):e0281247. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281247

Table 5. Logistic regression model of different level of micronutrient deficiency with four cognitive tests controlling for sociodemographic variables.

Characteristics of variables CPM/SPM test Coding test Digit span test Arithmetic test
Adjusted OR Adjusted OR Adjusted OR Adjusted OR
(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Micronutrient Deficiency*
 No deficiency
 Any one deficiency 1.27 (0.79 to 2.03) 1.47 (0.87 to 2.48) 1.14 (0.76 to 1.72) 1.36 (0.90 to 2.07)
 Two or more deficiency 1.63 (1.05 to 2.52) 1.66 (1.02 to 2.71) 1.55 (1.06 to 2.25) 1.72 (1.17 to 2.53)
Gender 1.27 (1.04 to 1.56) 0.64 (0.51 to 0.79) 0.89 (0.73 to 1.07) 1.19 (0.99 to 1.43)
Socio economic status 2.54 (2.06 to 3.12) 2.12 (1.69 to 2.65) 3.10 (2.54 to 3.78) 1.77 (1.47 to 2.14)
Anthropometric indicators #
 Normal
 Severe thinness or thinness 1.41 (1.07 to 1.85) 1.22 (0.91 to 1.64) 1.06 (0.81 to 1.40) 1.12 (0.86 to 1.45)
 Overweight or obese or severely obese 0.68 (0.49 to 0.94) 0.87 (0.62 to 1.22) 0.48 (0.37 to 0.64) 0.69 (0.53 to 0.91)

For micronutrients deficiency* ‘No deficiency’; and for Anthropometric indicators# ‘Normal’, are taken as reference category.