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. 2020 Jun 2;18:138. doi: 10.1186/s12916-020-01592-z

Table 4.

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression on the risk of small for gestational age

Baseline characteristic Proportion (%) Univariable Multivariable (complete case) Multivariable (MI)
OR (95% CI) p value aOR (95% CI) p value aOR (95% CI) p value
Treatment
 AL 241/973 (25%) Reference Reference Reference
 AAP 25/55 (45%) 1.99 (0.89–4.45) 0.09 0.69 (0.18–2.63) 0.58 1.85 (0.72–4.75) 0.20
 AS 56/154 (36%) 1.38 (0.83–2.29) 0.22 1.30 (0.73–2.30) 0.38 1.26 (0.74–2.16) 0.40
 ASAQ 164/700 (23%) 1.02 (0.79–1.32) 0.85 0.97 (0.71–1.32) 0.85 1.05 (0.80–1.37) 0.73
 ASMQ 257/820 (31%) 0.99 (0.78–1.26) 0.96 1.01 (0.76–1.34) 0.95 1.00 (0.78–1.28) 0.99
 ASSP 66/129 (51%) 1.44 (0.85–2.44) 0.17 1.74 (0.94–3.20) 0.08 1.37 (0.79–2.36) 0.27
 DP 163/716 (23%) 0.86 (0.67–1.12) 0.26 0.91 (0.68–1.21) 0.51 0.87 (0.67–1.14) 0.31
 Q 20/119 (17%) 0.56 (0.31–1.04) 0.07 0.22 (0.05–0.92) 0.04 0.69 (0.32–1.52) 0.36
 QC 15/41 (37%) 1.28 (0.51–3.18) 0.60 No data 1.11 (0.37–3.35) 0.86
EGA at malaria episode
 4.0–13.9 10/31 (32%) 0.70 (0.31–1.59) 0.39 0.74 (0.30–1.83) 0.51 0.62 (0.27–1.45) 0.27
 14.0–19.9 227/765 (30%) Reference Reference Reference
 20.0–23.9 246/914 (27%) 0.81 (0.65–1.01) 0.06 0.82 (0.63–1.06) 0.14 0.80 (0.63–1.00) 0.05
 24.0–27.9 219/820 (27%) 0.74 (0.59–0.94) 0.01 0.83 (0.63–1.10) 0.20 0.80 (0.63–1.01) 0.07
 28.0–36.9 289/1138 (25%) 0.60 (0.48–0.75) < 0.001 0.69 (0.53–0.90) 0.006 0.70 (0.55–0.87) 0.002
 ≥ 37.0 (weeks) 16/39 (41%) 1.13 (0.56–2.27) 0.74 0.59 (0.15–2.23) 0.43 1.36 (0.66–2.84) 0.41
Age group
 < 20 379/1202 (32%) Reference
 20–25 332/1185 (28%) 0.65 (0.54–0.79) < 0.001
 25–30 170/717 (24%) 0.52 (0.42–0.66) < 0.001
 30–35 63/357 (18%) 0.37 (0.27–0.50) < 0.001
 ≥ 35 (years) 63/246 (26%) 0.55 (0.40–0.77) < 0.001
Pregnancy history
 G1 444/1316 (34%) Reference Reference Reference
 G2 with no loss 154/614 (25%) 0.58 (0.47–0.73) < 0.001 0.63 (0.49–0.83) < 0.001 0.62 (0.49–0.78) < 0.001
 G ≥ 3 with no loss 186/1011 (18%) 0.40 (0.33–0.50) < 0.001 0.48 (0.37–0.63) < 0.001 0.48 (0.39–0.60) < 0.001
 G2 with 1 loss 76/225 (34%) 0.81 (0.59–1.11) 0.19 0.75 (0.53–1.07) 0.12 0.82 (0.59–1.12) 0.21
 G ≥ 3 with 1 loss 88/387 (23%) 0.46 (0.35–0.61) < 0.001 0.57 (0.42–0.79) < 0.001 0.54 (0.41–0.72) < 0.001
 G ≥ 3 with ≥ 2 losses 40/117 (34%) 0.76 (0.50–1.15) 0.19 0.79 (0.47–1.32) 0.37 0.79 (0.51–1.21) 0.27
Weight (kg) 1007/3707 (27%) 0.95 (0.94–0.96) < 0.001
Height (cm) 891/3347 (27%) 0.95 (0.94–0.96) < 0.001 0.95 (0.93–0.96) < 0.001 0.95 (0.93–0.96) < 0.001
BMI (kg/m2) 891/3347 (27%) 0.92 (0.89–0.95) < 0.001 0.92 (0.89–0.96) < 0.001 0.92 (0.89–0.95) < 0.001
HIV infection
 Yes 6/24 (25%) 0.92 (0.35–2.42) 0.87 2.45 (0.62–9.73) 0.20 1.04 (0.43–2.55) 0.92
 No 849/3105 (27%) Reference Reference Reference
Parasitaemia (log10/μL) 1007/3707 (27%) 1.24 (1.13–1.36) < 0.001 1.20 (1.07–1.35) 0.002 1.14 (1.03–1.26) 0.009
Fever > 37.5 °C
 Yes 112/325 (34%) 1.14 (0.88–1.47) 0.33
 No 888/3352 (26%) Reference
Haemoglobin (g/dL) 1003/3690 (27%) 0.90 (0.85–0.95) < 0.001
Gametocytaemia
 Yes 36/133 (27%) 0.86 (0.57–1.29) 0.45
 No 953/3522 (27%) Reference
Mixed infection
 Yes 14/25 (56%) 3.11 (1.36–7.12) 0.007 1.52 (0.52–4.46) 0.45 2.54 (1.07–5.99) 0.03
 No 993/3682 (27%) Reference Reference Reference
Malaria transmission
 Low 277/726 (38%) 1.27 (0.80–2.01) 0.32
 Moderate 484/2040 (24%) Reference
 High 246/941 (26%) 0.94 (0.60–1.47) 0.78

Intraclass correlation, 0.06. AAP artesunate with atovaquone-proguanil, AL artemether-lumefantrine, aOR adjusted odds ratio, AS artesunate monotherapy, ASAQ artesunate-amodiaquine, ASMQ artesunate-mefloquine, ASSP artesunate-sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine, BMI body mass index, CI confidence interval, DP dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine, EGA estimated gestational age, G gravidity, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, MI multiple imputation, OR odds ratio, Q quinine monotherapy, QC quinine with clindamycin