Table 4 Stunting prevalence among children across tertiles of household, maternal and child nutrient pattern scores in Ethiopia, 2014
Tertiles of dietary patterns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
Household dietary patterns | ||||
Pattern 1 (“fish, meat and miscellaneous”) | ||||
n | 1298 | 1259 | 1154 | |
Normal | 715 (55.1%) | 734 (58.3%) | 668 (57.9%) | 0.097 |
Stunted | 533 (41.1%) | 472 (37.5%) | 424 (36.7%) | |
Missing | 50 (3.9%) | 53 (4.2%) | 62 (5.4%) | |
Pattern 2 (“egg, meat, poultry and legume”) | ||||
n | 1327 | 1291 | 1093 | |
Normal | 760 (57.3%) | 762 (59.0%) | 595 (54.4%) | 0.044 |
Stunted | 516 (38.9%) | 464 (35.9%) | 449 (41.1%) | |
Missing | 51 (3.8%) | 65 (5.0%) | 49 (4.5%) | |
Pattern 3 (“dairy, vegetable and fruit”) | ||||
n | 1441 | 1052 | 1218 | |
Normal | 776 (53.9%) | 584 (55.5%) | 757 (62.2%) | <0.001 |
Stunted | 599 (41.6%) | 425 (40.4%) | 405 (33.3%) | |
Missing | 66 (4.6%) | 43 (4.1%) | 56 (4.6%) | |
Maternal dietary patterns | ||||
Pattern 1 (“plant-based”) | ||||
n | 1270 | 1232 | 1235 | |
Normal | 683 (53.8%) | 701 (56.9%) | 749 (60.6%) | 0.002 |
Stunted | 529 (41.7%) | 481 (39.0%) | 431 (34.9%) | |
Missing | 58 (4.6%) | 50 (4.1%) | 55 (4.5%) | |
Pattern 2 (“egg, meat, poultry and legume”) | ||||
n | 1264 | 1291 | 1182 | |
Normal | 755 (59.7%) | 714 (55.3%) | 664 (56.2%) | 0.020 |
Stunted | 447 (35.4%) | 528 (40.9%) | 466 (39.4%) | |
Missing | 62 (4.9%) | 49 (3.8%) | 52 (4.4%) | |
Pattern 3 (“dairy, vegetable and fruit”) | ||||
n | 1262 | 1233 | 1242 | |
Normal | 679 (53.8%) | 708 (57.4%) | 746 (60.1%) | 0.002 |
Stunted | 530 (42.0%) | 476 (38.6%) | 435 (35.0%) | |
Missing | 53 (4.2%) | 49 (4.0%) | 61 (4.9%) | |
Child dietary patterns (6–59 months of age) | ||||
Pattern 1 (“grain-based”) | ||||
1274 | 950 | 963 | ||
Normal | 649 (50.9%) | 509 (53.6%) | 493 (51.2%) | 0.430 |
Stunted | 584 (45.8%) | 409 (43.1%) | 421 (43.7%) | |
Missing | 41 (3.2%) | 32 (3.4%) | 49 (5.1%) | |
Pattern 2 (“egg, meat, poultry and legume”) | ||||
n | 1255 | 999 | 933 | |
Normal | 640 (51.0%) | 538 (53.9%) | 473 (50.7%) | 0.249 |
Stunted | 561 (44.7%) | 422 (42.2%) | 431 (46.2%) | |
Missing | 54 (4.3%) | 39 (3.9%) | 29 (3.1%) | |
Pattern 3 (“dairy, vegetable and fruit”) | ||||
n | 1136 | 1029 | 1022 | |
Normal | 577 (50.8%) | 499 (48.5%) | 575 (56.3%) | 0.002 |
Stunted | 505 (44.5%) | 494 (48.0%) | 415 (40.6%) | |
Missing | 54 (4.8%) | 36 (3.5%) | 32 (3.1%) | |