Table 6. Multiple linear regression models including ferritin or haemoglobin as dependent variables and age, gender, country of birth and H. pylori infection as independent variables in children from Chile (n = 105) and Brazil (n = 125).
Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
Beta | P value | Beta | P value | |
Coefficient | coefficient | |||
FERRITIN | ||||
age | 0.014 | 0.8 | – | – |
female | −0.222 | 0.001 | −0.222 | 0.001 |
birth in Brazil | −0.155 | 0.02 | −0.176 | 0.006 |
H. pylori infection | −0.164 | 0.01 | −0.172 | 0.007 |
HAEMOGLOBIN | ||||
age | 0.236 | <0.001 | 0.291 | <0.001 |
female | −0.141 | 0.03 | −0.191 | 0.003 |
birth in Brazil | −0.19 | 0.76 | – | – |
H. pylori infection | −0.130 | 0.04 | −0.159 | 0.01 |