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. 2016 Aug 19;16:237. doi: 10.1186/s12884-016-1029-2

Table 2.

Univariate analysis of nutritional, dietary and lifestyle factors with incidence of preeclampsia, Bahir Dar City, October, 2014

Variables Preeclampsia #COR (95 % CI)
Yes # (%) No # (%) Overall preeclampsia Early Pre-eclampsia Late onset Preeclampsia
Nutritional, dietary and lifestyle factors
 MUAC
   < 23 cm 41 (27.2) 115 (38.0) Base 16 Base 25 Base
  23–24.9 cm 36 (23.8) 82 (27.2) 1.23 (0.72,2.09) 13 1.14 (0.52, 2.49) 23 1.27 (0.67, 2.39)
  25 cm and above 74 (49.0) 105 (34.8) 1.98 (1.24, 3.14) 19 1.30 (0.63, 2.66) 55 2.67 (1.38, 4.07)
 Fruit intake
  Yes 92 (60.9) 247 (81.8) 0.35 (0.22,0.54) 21 0.29 (0.15, 0 .54) 38 0.37 (0.22, 0.60)
  No 59 (39.1) 55 (18.2) Base 27 Base 65 Base
 Vegetable intake
  Yes 105 (69.5) 266 (88.0) 0.31 (0.12, 0.50) 31 0.35 (0.19, 0.60) 74 0.35 (0.20, 0.61)
  No 46 (30.5) 36 (12.0) Base 17 Base 29 Base
 Meat/animal product intake
  Yes 143 (94.7) 281 (93.0) 1.34 (1.06, 2.28) 44 1.22 (0.39, 3.71) 99 1.86 (0.62, 5.56)
  No 8 (5.3) 21 (7.0) Base 4 Base 4 Base
 Coffee intake
  Yes 124 (82.1) 198 (65.6) 2.41 (1.49,3.90) 43 4.51 (1.73, 11.75) 81 1.97 (1.12, 3.22)
  No 27 (17.9) 104 (34.4) Base 5 Base 22 Base
 Folate intake
  Yes 99 (65.6) 283 (93.7) 0.13 (0.07,0.23) 31 0.12 (0.06, 0.26) 68 0.13 (0.07, 0.24)
  No 52 (34.4) 19 (6.3) Base 17 Base 35 Base
 Anemia (n = 323)
  Yes 18 (14.9) 10 (4.9) 3.96 (1.54, 10.17) 5 1.11 (0.13, 9.27) 13 5.52 (2.11, 14.44)
  No 103 (85.1) 192 (95.1) Base 47 Base 38
 Alcohol intake
  Yes 80 (53.0) 122 (40.4) 1.66 (1.12, 2.46) 26 1.63 (1.04, 2.55) 54 1.61 (1.03, 2.52)
  No 71 (47.0) 180 (59.6) Base 22 Base 49 Base
 Physical exercise
  Yes 118 (78.1) 254 (84.1) 0.68 (0.42, 1.11) 40 0.59 (0.32, 1.12) 78 0.64 (0.34, 1.03)
  No 33 (21.9) 48 (15.9) Base 8 Base 25 Base