| Table 3: Association between history of pesticide exposure and stunting. Values are n (%). | ||||
| Variable |
Cases (n=48) |
Controls (n=112) |
Crude OR (95% CI) |
|
| Mothers involvement in agricultural activity during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 26 (54) | 50 (44.6) | 1.47 (0.74 to 2.89) | |
| No | 22 (46) | 62 (55.4) | 1 | |
| Subjects at the time of infant/toddler brought the mother to farm/stall | ||||
| Yes | 19 (40) | 29 (25.9) | 1.88 (0.92 to 3.84) | |
| No | 29 (60) | 83 (74.1) | 1 | |
| Involvement of subjects in agricultural activities at school age | ||||
| Yes | 35 (73) | 64 (57.1) | 2.02 (1.97 to 4.23) | |
| No | 13 (27) | 48 (42.9) | 1 | |
| History of pesticide exposure (composite variable) | ||||
| High | 13 (27) | 14 (12.5) | 3.25 (1.09 to 9.66) | |
| Moderate | 14 (29) | 31 (27.7) | 1.58 (0.58 to 4.33) | |
| Low | 13 (27) | 39 (34.8) | 1.17 (0.43 to 3.19) | |
| Unexposed | 8 (17) | 28 (25.0) | 1 | |
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