Table 3.

Risk Factors for Low Serum Retinol (<0.7 μmol/L) Among Women and Children

	OR	95% CI	P
Children
Non-anaemic	1
Anaemic	0.5	0.2–1.7	0.2
Non-emaciated	1
Emaciated	0.6	0.2–2.6	0.5
Non-multi-parasitic infection	1
Multi-parasitic infection	0.6	0.2–2.0	0.4
Age < 12 months	1
Age 12–36 months	4.1	0.4–14	0.2
Age > 36 months	15	2–38	0.01
Nomads	1
Semi-nomads	17	3.4–89.7	0.01
Sedentary	27	4.1–131	<0.01
Sex female	1
Sex male	0.8	0.3–2.5	0.7
Women
Non-anaemic	1
Anaemic	2.2	0.4–8.2	0.3
Non-emaciated (BMI ≥ 18 kg/m2)	1
Emaciated (BMI < 18 kg/m2)	0.3	0.1–1.4	0.1
Non-multi-parasitic infection	1
Multi-parasitic infection	1.8	0.3–8.6	0.4
Age < 25 years	1
Age 25–35 years	0.3	0.1–2.0	0.4
Age > 35 years	0.7	0.1–8.5	0.8
Nomads	1
Semi-nomads	21	2.6–66	0.004
Sedentary	8	1.9–28	0.06