Table 2 Associations of DDS, FVS and four DPS with HAZ of children aged < 5 years (n = 514) in the Nouna HDSS
Height-for-Age z-score (HAZ) | Per 1 score-point increase | Tercile 1 | Tercile 2 | Tercile 3 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β-coef. | 95% CI | p-value trend | β-coef. | 95% CI | β-coef. | 95% CI | |||
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | −0.06 | − 0.12, 0.01 | 0.074 | Ref. | −0.50 | − 0.80, − 0.20 | −0.13 | − 0.40, 0.14 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | − 0.02 | −0.09 0.04 | 0.489 | Ref. | −0.44 | −0.76, − 0.12 | −0.04 | − 0.34, 0.27 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | − 0.04 | −0.11, 0.03 | 0.314 | Ref. | −0.37 | −0.69, − 0.05 | − 0.12 | − 0.42, 0.17 |
Food Variety Score (FVS) | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | −0.03 | −0.05, − 0.01 | 0.005** | Ref. | − 0.46 | −0.76, − 0.16 | −0.43 | − 0.71, − 0.15 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | − 0.02 | − 0.05, 0.00 | 0.057 | Ref. | −0.41 | − 0.73, − 0.09 | − 0.33 | − 0.65, 0.00 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | − 0.02 | − 0.05, 0.00 | 0.047* | Ref. | −0.40 | − 0.71, − 0.09 | − 0.37 | − 0.69, − 0.04 |
Leaves-based dietary pattern score | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | − 0.03 | − 0.04, − 0.01 | 0.003** | Ref. | − 0.21 | − 0.50, 0.08 | − 0.42 | − 0.70, − 0.14 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | −0.02 | − 0.04, 0.00 | 0.094 | Ref. | −0.14 | − 0.43, 0.15 | − 0.29 | − 0.61, 0.03 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | 0.00 | −0.02, 0.02 | 0.807 | Ref. | 0.05 | −0.24, − 0.41 | −0.07 | − 0.41, 0.26 |
Beans and poultry-based dietary pattern score | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | 0.00 | −0.03, 0.03 | 0.788 | Ref. | −0.10 | −0.40, 0.19 | 0.02 | −0.28, 0.31 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | 0.00 | −0.03, 0.04 | 0.817 | Ref. | −0.09 | −0.38, 0.20 | 0.08 | −0.24, 0.41 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | −0.01 | − 0.04, 0.02 | 0.490 | Ref. | −0.14 | − 0.42, 0.14 | − 0.08 | − 0.40, 0.24 |
Maize and fish-based dietary pattern score | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | 0.01 | −0.02, 0.03 | 0.522 | Ref. | 0.00 | − 0.30, 0.30 | 0.00 | − 0.28, 0.29 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | 0.00 | −0.03, 0.03 | 0.993 | Ref. | − 0.05 | −0.36, 0.26 | − 0.10 | − 0.42, 0.21 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | 0.00 | − 0.03, 0.02 | 0.909 | Ref. | −0.24 | − 0.54, 0.06 | − 0.15 | − 0.46, 0.17 |
Millet and meat-based dietary pattern score | |||||||||
Model 1 | Crude model: HAZ | −0.01 | − 0.04, 0.01 | 0.272 | Ref. | −0.05 | −0.32, 0.22 | − 0.30 | −0.59, 0.00 |
Model 2 | Model 1 + demographics | 0.00 | −0.03, 0.02 | 0.779 | Ref. | 0.06 | −0.21, 0.33 | −0.18 | − 0.49, 0.13 |
Model 3 | Model 2 + socio-economics + clinical | 0.02 | −0.01, 0.05 | 0.155 | Ref. | 0.19 | −0.09, 0.46 | 0.07 | −0.25, 0.39 |