Table 4.
Maternal nutritional profile
| PTB | Univariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YesPTB N (%) or mean ± SD) |
NoPTB N (%) or mean ± SD) |
Total N (%) or mean ± SD) |
Crude Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI) | P-Value | |
| STFR (mg/L) (Soluble Transferrin Receptors) (n = 367) | 4.88 ± 1.49 | 7.42 ± 1.31 | 4.83 ± 1.48 | 0.07[0.56, 1.02] | 0.07 |
| No deficiency (≤8.3 mg/L) | 35(94.6) | 319(96.7) | 354(96.5) | 1 | |
| Deficiency (> 8.3 mg/L) | 2(5.4) | 11(3.3) | 13(3.5) | 1.65[0.35, 7.78] | 0.52 |
| Retinol Binding Protein (RBP) (< 0.83 μmol/L) (n = 367) | |||||
| No deficiency (≥0.83 μmol/L) | 30(81.1) | 268(81.2) | 298(81.2) | 1 | |
| Deficiency (< 0.83 μmol/L) | 7(18.9) | 62(18.8) | 69(18.8) | 1.01[0.42, 2.40] | 0.98 |
| RBP(μmol/L) (n = 367) | 1.33 ± 0.32 | 1.39 ± 0.41 | 1.39 ± 0.40 | 0.64[0.26, 1.58] | 0.34 |
| Ferritin (< 12 μg/L) (n = 367) | |||||
| No deficiency (≥12 μg/L) | 8(21.6) | 62(18.8) | 297(80.9) | 1 | |
| Deficiency (< 12 μg/L) | 29(78.4) | 268(81.2) | 70(19.1) | 1.192(0.52, 2.73) | 0.67 |
| Ferritin (<μg/L) | 68.52 ± 36.60 | 74 ± 44.56 | 73.74 ± 43.82 | 0.99[0.98, 1.01] | 0.44 |
| Minimum Dietary Diversity for Woman (MDDW) (na = 366) | |||||
| Adequate MDDW | 8(21.6) | 175(53.2) | 183(50) | 1 | |
| Low MDDW | 29(78.4) | 154(46.8) | 183(50) | 4.12[1.82, 9.28] | 0.001** |
| MDDW (mean, SD) | 3.75 ± 1.55 | 4.75 ± 1.71 | 4.65 ± 1.71 | 0.68[0.54, 0.86] | |
| Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)(na = 364) | |||||
| ≥ 23 cm | 22(59.5) | 270(82.6) | 292(80.2) | 1 | |
| < 23 cm | 15(40.5) | 57(17.4) | 72(19.8) | 3.23[1.57, 7.00] | 0.001** |
| MUAC (Mean, SD) (na = 364) | 24.28 ± 2.81 | 26.03 ± 3.22 | 25.85 ± 3.22 | 0.81[0.71, 0.92] | 0.01** |
naSample size reduced by missing responses among covariates
***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.5