Table 2.
Percentage of feeding problems according to socio-demographic characteristics, odds ratios and 95% confidence interval in healthy children attending the well baby clinic of the HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Medical Center.
| Variables | Categories | Feeding problems | Odds ratio | 95% CI | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | n | % | |||||
| Sex | Female Male |
188 214 |
45 63 |
23.9 29.4 |
1.00 1.33 |
0.85-2.07 | 0.214 |
| Birth order | Second or later child First child |
149 238 |
32 75 |
21.5 31.5 |
1.00 1.68 |
1.04-2.71 | 0.032* |
| Caregiver | Others Mother |
135 234 |
31 66 |
23 28.2 |
1.00 1.32 |
0.81-2.16 | 0.271 |
| Maternal education | ≤grade 12 >grade 12 |
180 221 |
45 63 |
25 28.5 |
1.00 1.2 |
0.77-1.87 | 0.431 |
| Maternal occupation | Housewife Worker |
119 281 |
30 77 |
25.2 27.4 |
1.00 1.12 |
0.69-1.83 | 0.651 |
CI, confidence intervals.
*P<0.05 statistically significant.