Table 6.
Multivariate Logistic regression model for prediction of DD vs. children without delay: gross motor delay (GM), fine motor-adaptive delay (FMA), Language delay (L), Personal-social delay (PS), and Children with at least one delay
| Parameters |
Gross Motor
(GM) |
Fine Motor-adaptive (FMA) |
Language
(L) |
Personal-Social (PS) | Children with at least one delay | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOR | CI | AOR | CI | AOR | CI | AOR | CI | AOR | CI | |
| Sex (male is the base) | 1.22 | 0.9–1.50 | 1.47 | 1.20–1.81* | 1.84 | 1.59–2.14* | 1.37 | 1.17–1.62** | 1.60 | 1.42–1.80** |
| Locality (urban is the base) | 1.14 | 0.9–1.47 | 1.30 | 1.02–1.65* | 1.14 | 0.95 – 1.35 | 1.24 | 1.02–1.50* | 1.13 | .98–1.30 |
| Social level (middle is the base) | 1.35 | 1.08–1.67* | 1.30 | 1.02–1.65* | 1.24 | 1.06–1.45* | 1.59 | 1.35–1.87** | 1.48 | 1.28 -1.71** |
| Geographical distribution: (Lower, Upper, and Frontiers) are the base | ||||||||||
| Lower | 0.64 | 0.50–0.91* | 1.199 | 0.85–1.69 | 0.65 | 0.52–0.82* | 0.80 | 0.66 -0.97* | 0.82 | 0.71–0.94** |
| Upper | 1.0 | 0.70–1.35 | 1.117 | 0.79–1.59 | 0.59 | 0.47–0.74* | 0.66 | 0.47 -0.91* | 0.75 | 0.60–0.94* |
| Frontiers | 0.69 | 0.453–1.03 | 1.058 | 0.71–1.60 | 0.54 | 0.41–0.72* | 1.07 | 0.83 -1.38 | 1.38 | 1.15–1.67** |
| Maternal education: University and above is the base | ||||||||||
| University and above | 0.59 | 0.47–0.74* | 0.60 | 0.40–0.74* | 0.82 | 0.70–0.96* | 0.93 | 0.70–1.23 | 0.83 | 0.68–1.03 |
| Paternal education: Less education is the base | ||||||||||
| Less educated | 1.83 | 1.21–2.77* | 1.45 | 0.98–2.16 | 1.57 | 1.20–2.05 | 1.60 | 1.19–2.17** | 1.55 | 1.25–1.92** |
| Maternal problems are the base | ||||||||||
| Mothers had any health problems during pregnancy | 1.95 | 1.43–2. 67** | 1.91 | 1.40–2.60* | 1.74 | 1.39–2.19** | 1.99 | 1.57–2.51** | 1.73 | 1.44–2.07** |
| Perinatal problems are the base | ||||||||||
| Baby’s weight is less than 2.5 kg at birth | 2.63 | 1.91–3.63** | 2.45 | 1.77–3.39** | 1.74 | 1.35–2.24** | 1.62 | 1.23–2.14** | 2.06 | 1.69–2.52** |
| Children suffered from cyanosis after birth | 2.94 | 1.83–4.72** | 1.94 | 1.16–3.27** | 1.99 | 1.33–2.95** | 1.39 | .88–2.19 | 1.77 | 1.26–2.49** |
| Children suffered from any convulsions | 3.76 | 2.40–5.89** | 2.56 | 1.58–4.15** | 2.34 | 1.62–3.40** | 2.79 | 1.88–4.12** | 2.68 | 1.97–3.64** |
| Child was admitted to an incubator for more than two days | 1.28 | .92–1.79 | 1.54 | 1.13–2.10* | 1.45 | 1.16–1.81* | 1.77 | 1.40–2.23** | 1.37 | 1.14–1.64** |
| Constant | 0.007 | 0.001 | 0.021 | 0.012 | 0.001 | |||||
* p-value significant at < 0.05
** p-value highly sig at < 0.01