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Table 4 Non-adjusted analysis and analysis adjusted by the Poisson regression model of the factors associated with prolonged non-nutritive sucking habits among São Luís schoolchildren (2004/05)

From: Factors associated with prolonged non-nutritive sucking habits in two cohorts of Brazilian children

Variables

PNNSH

PR (95% CI)

PR (95% CI)

PR (95% CI)

 

 n

(wtd%)

(Non-adjusted)

(Model 1)

(Model 2)

Maternal age

<20

41

20.34

0.98(0.70-1.37)

1.04(0.69-1.55)

1.17(0.79-1.73)

20-34

88

20.79

1.00

1.00

1.00

≥35

3

11.09

0.53(0.18-1.58)

0.43(0.17-1.12)

0.35(0.10-1.23)

Maternal schooling (years of study)

≥ 12

2

16.98

1.00

1.00

1.00

9-11

57

22.02

1.30(0.36-4.64)

1.39(0.42-4.58)

1.79(0.55-5.87)

5 to 8

55

19.02

1.12(0.31-4.01)

1.23(0.37-4.08)

1.60(0.48-5.33)

≤ 4

18

19.57

1.15(0.31-4.31)

1.25(0.36-4.31)

2.15(0.60-7.69)

Maternal marital status

Married

33

15.78

1.00

1.00

1.00

Consensual union

64

21.62

1.37(0.93-2.02)

1.45(0.98-2.16)

1.62(1.07-2.44)

No companion

35

23.21

1.47(0.95-2.28)

1.36(0.87-2.13)

1.61(0.93-2.43)

Maternal smoking during pregnancy

Non-smoker

128

20.32

1.00

1.00

1.00

Smoker

4

17.71

0.87(0.36-2.13)

0.98(0.40-2.41)

1.32(0.51-3.41)

Maternal work outside the home

     

No

95

18.18

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

37

27.93

1.54(1.10-2.14)

1.63(1.14-2.33)

1.51(1.03-2.22)

Parity (number of children)

5 or more

6

20.10

1.08(0.51-2.28)

1.42(0.70-2.86)

1.03(0.39-2.70)

2 to 4

58

18.58

1.00

1.00

1.00

1

68

21.90

1.18(0.86-1.62)

1.06(0.73-1.53)

0.99(0.68-1.43)

Preterm birth

No

111

19.59

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

21

25.05

1.28(0.84-1.95)

1.23(0.78-1.93)

1.47(0.98-2.21)

Low birth weight

No

115

20.07

1.00

1.00

1.00

Yes

17

22.20

1.10(0.70-1.75)

0.99(0.60-1.63)

0.92(0.57-1.48)

Child’ sex

Male

57

17.21

1.00

1.00

1.00

Female

75

23.36

1.36(0.99-1.86)

1.40(1.02-1.91)

1.47(1.06-2.02)

Current occupation of the family head

Non-manual

19

23.47

1.00

 

1.00

Skilled Manual

43

20.79

0.89(0.54-1.44)

 

0.78(0.48-1.27)

Unskilled manual

70

19.47

0.83(0.53-1.30)

 

0.67(0.42-1.09)

Duration of breast feeding (months)

< 6

74

27.55

1.00

 

1.00

6-11

44

17.41

0.63(0.45-0.89)

 

0.66(0.47-0.95)

≥ 12

11

9.90

0.36(0.20-0.66)

 

0.31(0.17-0.59)

Duration of bottle feeding (months)

< 12

48

13.09

1.00

 

1.00

12-23

34

25.96

1.98(1.33-2.96)

 

1.96(1.28-2.98)

≥ 24

40

36.56

2.79(1.93-4.03)

 

2.49(1.70-3.63)

  1. n = Number of participants. Significant values are in bold.
  2. PNNSH (wtd%) = Prolonged non-nutritive sucking habits (weighted prevalence).
  3. PR (95% CI) = Weighted estimate of the prevalence ratio (95% confidence interval) – non-adjusted model.
  4. PR (95% CI) (Model 1) = Weighted Poisson regression model adjusted for birth variables.
  5. PR (95% CI) (Model 2) = Weighted Poisson regression model adjusted for birth and school age variables.