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Table 3 Unadjusted and adjusted odds ratios for factors affecting low household diet diversity during lockdown perioda

From: Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on household diet diversity in rural Bihar, India: a longitudinal survey

Household characteristics

Low household diet diversity score (categorized as ≤6)

N

OR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

MPCE

<=1247.4

168

1.6 (1.0–2.7)

1.4 (0.8–2.4)

1247.5–1674.5

174

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

1674.6–2150.1

173

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

2150.2–2947.0

171

1.0 (0.6–1.7)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

> 2947.0

174

1

1

Social group

SC/ST

251

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

1.6 (0.9–2.8)

OBC

503

1.9 (1.2–3.0)

1.8 (1.1–2.9)

Forward castes

106

1

1

Type of land owned

Homestead only

374

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

1.0 (0.7–1.4)

Homestead and other land

486

1

1

Household possess MGNREGA job card

Yes

98

1.1 (0.7–1.9)

1.1 (0.6–1.8)

No

762

1

1

Household possess ration card

No

395

0.9 (0.6–1.2)

1.1 (0.8–1.5)

Yes

465

1

1

Household’s child feeding affected with government supplementary nutrition program closure

Yes

155

1.3 (0.8–2.0)

1.2 (0.7–1.9)

No

705

1

1

Took loan /borrow from neighbours/relatives

Yes

562

1.9 (1.4–2.6)

1.8 (1.3–2.5)

No

298

1

1

  1. OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, MPCE Monthly per capita expenditure, SC/ST Schedule castes/schedule tribes, OBC Other backward classes, MGNREGA Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act
  2. aAnalysis using logistic regression