Relation of Food Insecurity and Hemoglobin Level in Preschool Aged Children
Table 3
Multivariate regression analysis of socioeconomics variables, child characteristics, and hemoglobin level and household food insecurity status. Taubaté, São Paulo, Brazil, 2014.
Variables
Crude odds ratio (95% CI)
Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI)
Mild FI
Moderate/severe FI
Mild FI
Moderate/severe FI
Maternal education
≤8 years
2.4 (1.3–4.1)
0.003
4.7 (2.4–9.3)
<0.001
2.0 (1.1–3.6)
0.03
2.6 (1.2–5.6)
0.01
>8 years
1
1
1
1
Income per capita
<0.25 wage
1.9 (0.9–4.0)
0.08
7.6 (3.5–16.2)
0.57
3.9 (1.7–9.1)
0.001
≥0.25 wage
1
1
1
Cash transfer program
Yes
2.2 (1.2–3.9)
0.01
5.0 (2.5–10.0)
<0.001
1.9 (1.0–3.5)
0.05
2.7 (1.2–5.8)
0.01
No
1
1
1
1
Sex
Male
1.5 (0.9–2.6)
0.10
2.5 (1.3–5.0)
0.01
Female
1
1
Hemoglobin level
<11 g/dL
1.9 (1.0–3.6)
0.05
1.6 (0.7–3.5)
0.28
≥11 g/dL
1
1
Wage = US 306; FI: food insecurity; CI: confidence interval.