A comparative cross-sectional study of prevalence and intensity of soil-transmitted helminthic infection between healthy and severe acutely malnourished pre-school aged children in Kano, Northern Nigeria

Table 3 Logistic regression models to determine association of nutritional status with helminthic infections

Helminthic groups	Univariate model^c	Multivariate model^d	Age and socioeconomic status adjusted model^e
Helminthic groups	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)	Odds ratio (95% CI)
All helminths Combined^f
Malnourished	1.44 (0.54 3.84)	1.10^bg (0.38 3.21)	1.33 (0.44 4.07)
Well-nourished	1.00	1.00	1.00
Roundworm
Malnourished	1.00^g (0.32 3.14)	0.83^b (0.24 2.91)	0.84 (0.23 3.06)
Well-nourished	1.00	1.00	1.00
Hookworm
Malnourished	3.02 (0.31 29.19)	3.53^ag (0.32 38.83)	3.53^a (0.32 38.83)
Well-nourished	1.00	1.00	1.00

CI Confidence interval
^a-Model adjusted for age and socioeconomic status
^b- Model adjusted for age alone
^c- Univariate models are crude logistic models with only study participants’ nutritional status as a single covariate
^d- Multivariate models are best fitting adjusted logistic regression models (Models were adjusted for age, socioeconomic status or both covariates and the model with the best fit statistic was reported)
^e- Age and socioeconomic status adjusted model are models adjusted for both age and socioeconomic status irrespective of fit statistics
^f- All helminth combined group consists of Roundworm, Hookworm and Whipworm
^g- Best fitting model

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