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Table 2 Bivariate regressions of acute diarrheal disease on independent variables

From: Country characteristics and acute diarrhea in children from developing nations: a multilevel study

Variable

OR

CI

P-value

Children

 Female sex

0.923

0.901, 0.946

<0.001

 Age (months)

0.978

0.976, 0.981

<0.001

 Immunizations

0.824

0.801, 0.838

<0.001

 Duration of breastfeeding (months)

0.989

0.985, 0.992

0.026

 Possession of health card

0.723

0.604, 0.842

<0.001

 Underweight

1.091

1.069, 1.109

<0.001

 Infant birth weight

  Normal birth weight

0.904

0.868, 0.923

<0.001

  Low birth weight

1.022

1.080, 1.199

0.003

  No weighed at birth

1.064

1.046, 1.109

<0.001

Mother

 Age of mother (years)

0.978

0.972, 0.984

<0.001

 Maternal education

  No education

1.119

1.086, 1.151

<0.001

  Elementary education

1.087

1.056, 1.118

<0.001

  High school

0.931

0.901, 0.963

<0.001

  Superior education

0.649

0.609, 0.701

<0.001

 Employment

1.011

0.984, 1.033

0.632

 Planned pregnancy

0.727

0.709, 0.752

<0.001

Household

   

 Number of household members

1.011

1.007, 1.014

0.002

 Urban residence

0.661

0.851, 0.899

<0.001

 Nuclear family

0.880

0.861, 0.906

<0.001

 Sanitation

0.901

0.887, 0.921

<0.001

 Wealth index

0.918

0.911, 0.928

<0.001

Country

 Country level income

  Low income

1.257

1.041, 1.676

<0.001

  Lower middle income

0.881

0.653, 1.172

0.400

  Upper middle income

0.803

0.562, 1.149

0.096

 Inequality

1.232

1.012, 1.609

0.043

 Country level health expenditure

  Low health expenditure

0.858

0.641, 1.137

0.295

  Middle health expenditure

1.118

0.843, 1.498

0.442

  High health expenditure

1.089

0.730, 1.631

0.745

  1. P < 0.05, P < 0.01, P < 0.001, P < 0.0001