Table 3. Association of anthropometric and general examination findings as risk factor for global developmental delay (cognitive, language and motor domain) in 100 children with severe acute malnutrition in Ujjain, India.
| Global Developmental delay | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent variable | Total n = 100 | Yes n = 58(58%a) | No n = 42(42%b) | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Weight for age | >2SD | 3(3) | 1(33) | 2(67) | Reference | Reference | - |
| 2 to 3SD | 10(10) | 2(20) | 8(80) | 0.50 | 0.28 to 8.70 | 0.634 | |
| < -3SD | 87(87) | 55(63) | 32(37) | 3.43 | 0.29 to 39.42 | 0.321 | |
| Height for age | >2SD | 24(24) | 9(37) | 15(63) | Reference | Reference | - |
| 2 to 3SD | 37(37) | 21(57) | 16(43) | 2.18 | 0.76 to 6.26 | 0.145 | |
| < -3SD | 39(39) | 28(72) | 11(28) | 4.24 | 1.43 to 12.50 | 0.009 | |
| Weight for height | >3SD | 13(13) | 6(46) | 7(54) | Reference | Reference | - |
| <-3SD | 87(87) | 52(60) | 35(40) | 1.73 | 0.54 to 5.59 | 0.357 | |
| Head circumference | >3SD | 75(75) | 40(53) | 35(47) | Reference | Reference | - |
| 2 to 3SD | 20(20) | 15(75) | 5(25) | 2.62 | 0.86 to 7.95 | 0.088 | |
| <-3SD | 5(5) | 3(60) | 2(40) | 1.31 | 0.20 to 8.31 | 0.773 | |
| Severe anemia (Hb<7/dL) | No | 33(33) | 5(15) | 28(85) | Reference | Reference | - |
| Yes | 67(67) | 53(79) | 14(21) | 21.2 | 6.92 to 64.9 | <0.001 | |
| Hair changes | No | 43(43) | 14(33) | 29(67) | Reference | Reference | - |
| Yes | 57(57) | 44(77) | 13(23) | 7.01 | 2.88 to 17.05 | <0.001 | |
| Skin changes | No | 75(75) | 35(47) | 40(53) | Reference | Reference | - |
| Yes | 25(25) | 23(92) | 2(8) | 13.14 | 2.89 to 59.75 | <0.001 | |
| Wasting | No | 82(82) | 42(51) | 40(49) | Reference | Reference | - |
| Yes | 18(18) | 16(89) | 2(11) | 7.61 | 1.64 to 35.27 | 0.009 | |
| Edema | No | 93(93) | 54(58) | 39(42) | Reference | Reference | - |
| Yes | 7(7) | 4(58) | 3(42) | 0.96 | 0.20 to 4.54 | 0.962 | |
%a Column percentage
%b Row percentage, OR Odds ratios; CI confidence intervals