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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects and associated factors with height for age and BMI for age at birth time

From: Nutritional status of under six years old children in Kalar city, Kurdistan Region, Iraq

   

Height-for-age

BMI-for-age

  

N (%)

Crude analysis

Crude analysis

Variable*

Subgroup

 

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Coefficient

95% CI

P-value

Mother’s age (year)

 < 30

221 (54.8)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

 > 30

182 (45.2)

0.18

-0.04,0.42

0.120

-0.09

-0.40, 0.21

0.560

Family income

High

69 (17.12)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Normal

252 (62.53)

0.04

-0.27,0.36

0.774

0.37

-0.04, 0.78

0.080

Low

82 (20.35)

0.30

-0.07,0.69

0.114

0.02

-0.47, 0.52

0.926

Type delivery

Normal

291 (72.21)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

C-Section

112 (27.79)

-0.12

-0.38,0.13

0.335

-0.05

-0.39, 0.28

0.756

Abortion history

Yes

33 (8.19)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

No

370 (91.81)

-0.15

-0.57,0.27

0.488

0.16

-0.38, 0.72

0.550

Gestational diabetes

Positive

13 (3.23)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Negative

390 (96.77)

0.13

-0.52,0.79

0.692

-0.60

-1.47, 0.25

0.169

Consanguinity marriage

No

299 (74.19)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Yes

104 (25.81)

0.09

-0.17,0.36

0.481

0.21

-0.13, 0.56

0.222

Supplementation

Folic Acid

228 (56.58)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

No thing

175 (43.42)

0.13

-0.10,0.36

0.266

-0.24

-0.55, 0.05

0.112

Anemia during pregnancy

No

376 (93.30)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Yes

27 (6.70)

-0.37

-0.84,0.90

0.114

-0.39

-1.00, 0.22

0.210

Unwanted pregnancy

No

37 (9.18)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Yes

366 (90.82)

0.26

-0.37,0.43

0.898

0.03

-0.49, 0.56

0.899

Twins

Yes

15 (3.72)

Ref

-

-

Ref

-

-

No

388 (96.28)

-0.37

-0.99,0.24

0.231

0.23

-0.56, 1.04

0.561

Mother job

Houswife

399 (84.12)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Employed

64 (15.88)

0.29

-0.02,0.61

0.071

-0.23

-0.64, 0.18

0.278

Father job

Jobless

64 (15.88)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Manual worker

258 (64.02)

-0.11

-0.44,0.21

0.486

0.12

-0.29, 0.55

0.555

Employed

81 (20.10)

-0.22

-0.62,0.16

0.256

-0.25

-0.77, 0.25

0.321

Mother education

No Formal

60 (14.9)

Ref

-

-

Ref

  

Primary

149 (37.0)

-0.002

-0.36,0.35

0.989

0.04

-0.41, 0.51

0.834

Academic

194 (48.1)

-0.046

-0.39,0.30

0.791

0.63

0.18, 1.08

0.005

  1. * Data were presented as numbers (%).Data were analyzed using the regression model. The first row of each subgroup’s variables considers a reference group (Ref)