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. 2020 Jul 3;23(4):366–376. doi: 10.5223/pghn.2020.23.4.366

Table 5. Multivariate analysis of risk factors associated with FGIDs.

Risk factor Regurgitation Infant colic Functional diarrhea Infant dyschezia Functional constipation At least one FGIDs
aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value aRR (95% CI) p-value
Sex (male/female) 1.04 (0.89–1.23) 0.593 1.03 (0.90–1.18) 0.656 1.59 (0.80–3.17) 0.190 0.90 (0.75–1.09) 0.286 0.96 (0.77–1.19) 0.690 1.01 (0.95–1.09) 0.679
Fetal growth
SGA vs. AGA 0.96 (0.75–1.24) 0.776 1.22 (1.03–1.45) 0.024 1.75 (0.72–4.23) 0.213 1.21 (0.92–1.59) 0.170 0.99 (0.70–1.41) 0.961 1.04 (0.95–1.13) 0.388
LGA vs. AGA 0.92 (0.64–1.32) 0.635 1.26 (1.00–1.60) 0.053 1.92 (0.60–6.14) 0.272 1.10 (0.74–1.63) 0.632 1.27 (0.83–1.93) 0.269 1.12 (0.99–1.26) 0.085
C-section (yes/no) 1.01 (0.85–1.21) 0.875 1.12 (0.97–1.29) 0.124 0.82 (0.39–1.70) 0.593 1.20 (0.98–1.47) 0.085 1.25 (0.99–1.57) 0.059 1.07 (0.99–1.16) 0.080
Feeding pattern
Exclusive formula vs. Breastmilk 1.15 (0.94–1.40) 0.184 1.14 (0.96–1.35) 0.139 2.77 (1.26–6.09) 0.014 0.95 (0.75–1.20) 0.956 1.17 (0.89–1.54) 0.260 1.08 (0.99–1.18) 0.079
Mix vs. Breastmilk 1.09 (0.89–1.34) 0.389 1.13 (0.95–1.35) 0.168 0.49 (0.14–1.76) 0.272 0.76 (0.58–0.98) 0.037 1.21 (0.93–1.60) 0.161 1.05 (0.96–1.14) 0.312
Antibiotics (yes/no) 1.26 (1.03–1.54) 0.024 1.20 (1.02–1.41) 0.028 0.96 (0.43–2.17) 0.925 1.19 (0.93–1.51) 0.164 1.11 (0.85–1.46) 0.450 1.13 (1.04–1.23) 0.005
Hospital stay >4 d (yes/no) 0.95 (0.77–1.17) 0.626 1.05 (0.88–1.26) <0.001 0.73 (0.31–1.74) 0.480 0.92 (0.71–1.20) 0.553 0.76 (0.57–1.02) 0.065 0.99 (0.90–1.09) 0.867

FGID: functional gastrointestinal disorder, aRR: adjusted relative risk, CI: confidence interval, SGA: small for gestational age, AGA: adequate for gestational age, LGA: large for gestational age.