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. 2017 Dec 4;35(48Part B):6743–6750. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2017.09.095

Table 5.

Impact of low birth weight and laboratory-confirmed influenza incidence on stunting and wasting of infants in the first 6 months of life, adjusted.

Wasting Stunting
N % %
z-score < −2
LBW 481 17.5 28.3
Non-LBW (ref) 1537 8.7 9.6
Adjusted RR (95% CI)* Adjusted RR (95% CI)*
2018 2.06 (1.60, 2.65) 2.88 (2.34, 3.54)
Influenza 125 10.4 20.0
No Influenza (ref) 2389 10.6 14.0
Adjusted RR (95% CI)* Adjusted RR (95% CI)*
2514 0.91 (0.54, 1.55) 1.30 (0.92, 1.86)



z-score < −3
LBW 481 5.8 7.5
Non-LBW (ref) 1537 2.7 0.9
Adjusted RR (95% CI)* Adjusted RR (95% CI)*
2018 2.15 (1.33, 3.46) 8.05 (4.47, 14.50)



Influenza 125 4.0 4.8
No Influenza (ref) 2389 3.1 2.5
Adjusted RR (95% CI)* Adjusted RR (95% CI)*
2514 1.12 (0.46, 2.74) 1.67 (0.76, 3.66)
*

Adjusted for maternal height, parity, infant sex, vaccination status, age at first marriage.