Dietary diversity is related to socioeconomic status among adult Saharawi refugees living in Algeria

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Table 6 Determinants of mean DDS among Saharawi refugee men and women (n = 355)

Dependent variables	Predictor variables	Unadjusted beta coefficients (95% CI)	p	Adjusted beta coefficients^a (95% CI)^b	p	Stand Beta
Mean DDS	Constant
	Age^b	−0.02 (−0.03, −0.01)	<0.001	−0.01 (−0.06, −0.003)	*0.01*	−0.14
	Gender^c	−0.40 (−6.0, −0.03)	0.11	−0.30 (−0.60, −0,04)	0.05	−0.11
	WAMI index^d	0.07 (0.04, 0.10)	<0.001	0.07 (0.04, 0.100)	*<0.001*	0.31
	R²				0.14

^aMDDS adjusted for: sex, gender, number of children, marital status
^bContinuous variable in years
^cDichotomous variable, 0 = women, 1 = men
^dContinuous variable based on a score (WAMI index consists of 4 variables: water/sanitation, assets, maternal education and income)

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