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. 2011 Jul 28;6(7):e22787. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022787

Table 2. Risk factor of HIV-positive status (univariate and multivariate analysis).

Crude OR (95% CI) P Adjusted OR (95% CI) P
Gender Male 1 0.03 1 0.02
Female 2.06 (1.06–4.02) 2.48 (1.17–5.25)
Age, months ≤12 1 0.49
13–24 1.15 (0.56–2.33)
25–36 1.04 (0.33–3.27)
>36 3.27 (0.82–12.94)
Age of the mother*, years ≤22 1 0.35
23–27 1.58 (0.56–4.50)
28–30 2.12 (0.74–6.06)
>30 2.31 (0.84–6.38)
Reference External 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
Internal 8.28 (4.15–16.53) 7.90 (3.79–16.48)
Geographical origin Urban 1 0.32
Rural 0.71 (0.36–1.40)
Previous hospitalization No 1 <0.001 1 <0.001
Yes, not for malnutrition 7.93 (2.73–23.02) 7.10 (2.24–22.51)
Yes, for malnutrition 9.69 (3.22–26.16) 8.68 (2.60–28.97)
Type of malnutrition Marasmus 1 0.46
Kwashiorkor 0.70 (0.23–2.07)
Mixed form 0.42 (0.12–1.42)
Denutrition 0.81 (0.30–2.19)
Brachial perimeter<110 mm No 1 0.11
Yes 0.49 (0.25–0.99)
Missing 1.21 (0.24–6.03)
Oedema of the feet No 1 0.11
Yes 0.52 (0.22–1.21)
Weight-for-age z-score ≤−5 0.74 (0.19–2.80) 0.90
−4 and −3 0.82 (0.23–2.89)
≥−2 1
Height-for-age z-score ≤−3 1.27 (0.49–3.32) 0.67
−2 0.78 (0.26–2.35)
−1 0.85 (0.27–2.65)
≥0 1
Weight-for-height z-score ≤−4 0.53 (0.23–1.22) 0.15
≥−3 1
Malaria No 1 0.15
Yes 0.53 (0.22–1.31)

*based on the 25th, 50th and 75th percentiles.

OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.