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. 2012 Dec 13;7(12):e50213. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050213

Table 3. Output of the log-binomial regression analysis on the association between LBW and Prenatal zinc and retinol statuses in rural Sidama, Southern Ethiopia, Jan–Oct 2011.

Variables Birthweight Crude RR Adjusted RR
Low Normal
Vitamin A status
Normal 48 299 1r 1r
Deficient 47 181 1.49 (1.03–2.15)* 1.25 (0.86–1.82)
Zinc status
Normal 34 225 1r 1r
Deficient 61 255 1.47 (1.01–2.16)* 1.27 (0.86–1.87)
Zinc-VA interaction
Normal zinc and Normal VA 20 155 1r 1r
Zinc deficient and VA normal 28 144 1.42 (0.84–2.43) 1.30 (0.72–2.31)
VA deficient and zinc normal 14 70 1.46 (0.78–2.74) 1.31 (0.66–2.61)
Zinc deficient and VA deficient 33 111 2.01 (1.20–3.34)* 1.76 (1.00–3.11)