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Table 2 Growth retardation in 0–18 month-old infants by anemia status in rural Shaanxi province, China, 2010

From: Anemia, malnutrition and their correlations with socio-demographic characteristics and feeding practices among infants aged 0–18 months in rural areas of Shaanxi province in northwestern China: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Anemic

Non-anemic

Odds ratio

(n = 118)

(n = 218)

(95% CI)

Underweight

 Yes (n = 108)

53

55

2.42(1.50-3.88)

 No (n = 228)

65

163

1.00

Stunting

 Yes (n = 133)

56

77

1.65(1.05-2.61)

 No (n = 203)

62

141

1.00

Wasting

 Yes (n = 38)

22

16

2.89(1.45-5.76)

 No (n = 298)

96

202

1.00