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Table 4. The effect of low birth weight on school performance of children: logit results..

School performance Univariate binary logistic regression Multivariate binary logistic regression
Unadjusted OR 95% CI p-value Adjusted OR 95% CI p-value
Language 4.00 2.43–6.55 <0.001 4.96 2.67–8.92 <0.001
Math 3.64 2.23–5.95 <0.001 4.01 2.16–7.71 <0.001
Science 3.71 2.28–6.04 <0.001 4.50 2.45–7.27 <0.001
Information technology 5.80 3.28–10.24 <0.001 6.42 3.87–13.24 <0.001
Behavior 2.58 1.39–4.75 0.002 2.72 1.27–6.01 0.013
Sports 2.15 0.97–4.76 0.060 2.26 0.92–6.87 0.070

The logit contained all independent variables from Table 4. The odds ratios (OR) represent the effect of low birth weight (LBW) on school outcomes or performance variable, holding all other socioeconomic and demographic variables constant.