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. 2010 Jul;83(1):144–151. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0442

Table 5.

Multiple logistic regression models for any form of pica, geophagy, and amylophagy at any point in pregnancy among 2,367 pregnant women, Zanzibar, Tanzania*

Feature Any pica Geophagy Amylophagy
OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P OR (95% CI) P
Nausea 1.45 (1.20–1.73) < 0.001 1.34 (0.92–1.96) 0.132 1.42 (1.19–1.71) < 0.001
Hb, g/dL 0.76 (0.73–0.81) < 0.001 0.77 (0.69–0.86) < 0.001 0.77 (0.72–0.81) < 0.001
Abdominal pain 1.22 (1.01–1.48) 0.043 1.63 (1.03–2.57) 0.037 1.20 (0.99–1.46) 0.064
Husband education 0.88 (0.80–0.97) 0.010 0.81 (0.65–1.02) 0.068 0.88 (0.89–0.98) 0.015
Woman's age, years 0.97 (0.96–0.99) < 0.001 1.00 (0.97–1.03) 0.953 0.97 (0.96–0.99) < 0.001
Duration of gestation, weeks 1.08 (1.06–1.10) < 0.001 1.10 (1.06–1.14) < 0.001 1.07 (1.05–1.09) < 0.001
*

OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; Hb = hemoglobin. Controlling for random effects of clinic attended.

None as referent.