Table 2 Associations between vitamin A total liver reserves (TLR) and total body vitamin A stores (TBS) and inflammation and infections in children 36–59 months of age in rural Burkina Faso
Parameters | Log TLR | Log TBS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
β | P-value | β | P-value | |
Malaria: Positive vs. negative (ref) | -0.076 | 0.849 | -0.098 | 0.803 |
CRP (mg/L) | 0.058 | 0.004 | 0.054 | 0.005 |
AGP (g/L) | -0.248 | 0.121 | -0.283 | 0.075 |
Intestinal parasites: Positive vs. negative (ref) | 0.143 | 0.431 | 0.163 | 0.364 |
Child’s age (days) | -0.0003 | 0.432 | 0.000 | 0.952 |
Child’s sex: female vs. male (ref) | -0.049 | 0.781 | -0.077 | 0.657 |
Weight-for-height z-score (SD) | -0.152 | 0.119 | -0.074 | 0.438 |
Hemoglobin concentration (g/dL) | 0.048 | 0.456 | 0.062 | 0.331 |
Season: rainy vs. dry (ref) | 0.629 | 0.006 | 0.624 | 0.006 |
Mother’s formal education (Reference non formal education) | ||||
Primary school | -0.340 | 0.163 | -0.397 | 0.101 |
Secondary school | -0.382 | 0.284 | -0.344 | 0.329 |
Other | 0.195 | 0.775 | 0.086 | 0.899 |
Father’s occupation (reference none) | ||||
Farmer | 0.611 | 0.368 | 0.653 | 0.331 |
Trader | 1.230 | 0.255 | 1.370 | 0.201 |
Other | 0.556 | 0.498 | 0.587 | 0.469 |
Family size | 0.037 | 0.310 | 0.050 | 0.164 |
Household wealth index (reference first quartile) | ||||
Category 1 (second quartile) | 0.202 | 0.369 | 0.224 | 0.316 |
Category 2 (third quartile) | 0.411 | 0.067 | 0.459 | 0.040 |
Category 3 (fourth quartile) | 0.173 | 0.485 | 0.223 | 0.364 |
Dietary diversity score | 0.012 | 0.888 | -0.003 | 0.976 |
VA rich plant source score | -0.064 | 0.746 | -0.030 | 0.876 |
VA rich animal source food score | -0.083 | 0.720 | -0.068 | 0.766 |