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Table 5 Feeding factors associated with anemia in migrant and local children of Pinghu China*

From: Disparity of anemia prevalence and associated factors among rural to urban migrant and the local children under two years old: a population based cross-sectional study in Pinghu, China

  

Migrant (N = 667)

Local (N = 321)

  

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

Age of child (months)

6~

2.03(1.48, 2.80)

1.92(1.37, 2.69)

1.89(1.34, 2.67)

1.76(0.90, 3.46)

2.05(0.94, 4.44)

1.89(0.85, 4.19)

 

12~

1.69(1.20, 2.39)

1.72(1.21, 2.44)

1.66(1.17, 2.36)

1.52(0.76, 3.04)

1.63(0.78, 3.40)

1.68(0.80, 3.49)

 

18 ~ 23

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Gender of child

Boy

0.94(0.75, 1.18)

0.93(0.74, 1.16)

0.95(0.76, 1.19)

0.93(0.55, 1.57)

0.96(0.57, 1.62)

0.92(0.55, 1.56)

 

Girl

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Education of mother

Low

0.96(0.65, 1.43)

0.96(0.65, 1.42)

0.95(0.64, 1.40)

0.55(0.12, 2.63)

0.64(0.13, 3.10)

0.69(0.14, 3.34)

 

Medium

1.05(0.77, 1.42)

1.08(0.79, 1.47)

1.00(0.74, 1.38)

0.78(0.43, 1.43)

0.78(0.42, 1.44)

0.75(0.41, 1.37)

 

High

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Occupation of mother

Not work for pay

1.32(1.03, 1.70)

1.24(0.96, 1.59)

1.31(1.02, 1.68)

1.55(0.89, 2.72)

1.50(0.85, 2.65)

1.52(0.87, 2.68)

 

Employed

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Annual family income

Poor

1.35(0.94, 1.95)

1.28(0.88, 1.85)

1.34(0.93, 1.94)

1.29(0.64, 2.59)

1.26(0.62, 2.54)

1.23(0.61, 2.47)

 

Middle

1.05(0.72, 1.53)

1.02(0.77, 1.28)

1.05(0.72, 1.52)

0.79(0.42, 1.48)

0.77(0.40, 1.46)

0.75(0.39, 1.41)

 

Rich

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Caregivers

Parents only

1.02(0.79, 1.32)

0.99(0.77, 1.28)

1.00(0.77, 1.29)

0.75(0.26, 2.17)

0.71(0.24, 2.09)

0.71(0.25, 2.05)

 

Parents & others

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Elder sibling/s

Yes

1.47(1.16, 1.87)

1.40(1.10, 1.78)

1.47(1.15, 1.86)

2.58(1.37, 4.85)

2.60(1.37, 4.95)

2.47(1.30, 4.68)

 

No

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

Timely child health care

Yes

 

1.00(0.63, 1.59)

1.00(0.63, 1.59)

 

1.44(0.72, 2.88)

1.51(0.75, 3.03)

 

No

 

1.0

1.0

 

1.0

1.0

Breastfeeding at 6 months

Yes

 

1.57(1.15, 2.14)

  

1.58(0.86, 2.91)

 
 

No

 

1.0

  

1.0

 

Iron

Yes

 

0.68(0.50, 0.89)

  

1.78(0.23, 13.54)

 
 

No

 

1.0

  

1.0

 

MDD

Yes

  

0.87(0.67, 1.13)

  

1.12(0.49, 2.57)

 

No

  

1.0

  

1.0

MMF

Yes

  

0.85(0.65, 1.10)

  

0.54(0.28, 1.02)

 

No

  

1.0

  

1.0

  1. *Estimated by using multiple Poisson regression, adjusted Prevalence Ratios (aPR) and its 95% CI presented.
  2. aModel 1, the association between age and sex of children; education level and occupation of mother; annual family income, family structure (caregiver/s), number of children (with or without sibling/s) and timely child health care were analyzed.
  3. bModel 2, the association between breastfeeding at 6 months, iron intake and anemia were analyzed, adjusted for age and sex of children; education level and occupation of mother; annual family income, family structure (caregiver/s), number of children (with or without sibling/s) and timely child health care.
  4. cModel 3, the association between MDD, MMF and anemia were analyzed, adjusted for age and sex of children; education level and occupation of mother; annual family income, family structure (caregiver/s), number of children (with or without sibling/s) and timely child health care.
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