Association between diet quality and risk of stunting among school-aged children in Schistosoma mansoni endemic area of western Kenya: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Odds ratios of stunting according to FP score tertile^a among school-aged children, Mbita Sub-County, western Kenya

	T1		T2		T3		p for trend^b
Total (n = 260)
Stunting, no. (%)	16	(18.6)	12	(13.8)	11	(12.6)
Age-adjusted OR (95%CI)	1	[Reference]	0.72	(0.32–1.64)	0.59	(0.25–1.36)	0.206
Multivariable adjusted OR (95%CI)^c,d	1	[Reference]	0.57	(0.23–1.44)	0.36	(0.12–1.09)	0.065
Subjects with negative or light Schistosoma mansoni infection (n = 158)
Stunting, no. (%)	11	(23.4)	5	(9.3)	7	(12.3)
Age-adjusted OR (95%CI)	1	[Reference]	0.33	(0.10–1.05)	0.44	(0.16–1.27)	0.105
Multivariable adjusted OR (95%CI)^c,d	1	[Reference]	0.19	(0.05–0.76)	0.17	(0.04–0.77)	0.016
Subjects with moderate or heavy Schistosoma mansoni infection (n = 102)
Stunting, no. (%)	5	(12.8)	7	(21.2)	4	(13.3)
Age-adjusted OR (95%CI)	1	[Reference]	1.91	(0.54–6.8)	0.90	(0.21–3.88)	0.982
Multivariable adjusted OR (95%CI)^c,d	1	[Reference]	1.63	(0.31–8.61)	2.55	(0.31–20.95)	0.355

T tertile, FP food pyramid, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
^aFP score indicates adherence to the Kenyan Food Pyramid
^bMedian FP score for each tertile was treated as an independent variable (continuous)
^cMultivariable analysis was adjusted for age (continuous), sex, energy intake (continuous), wealth index (the poorest, poorer, the least poor), mother's/female guardian’s education [less than primary or higher than primary (8 years)], S. mansoni infection intensity (negative, light, moderate, and heavy), coinfection of S. mansoni and malaria (yes or no), and anemia prevalence (yes or no)
^dNine participants with missing information on anemia were excluded from the analyses

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