TABLE 5.
Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of dietary habits associated with anemia in pregnant women (n = 338)1
| Anemia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | COR2 (95% CI) | AOR2 (95% CI) |
| Drinking tea or coffee with meal | ||||
| Yes | 223 (93.7) | 15 (6.3) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 50 (50.0) | 50 (50.0) | 0.07 (0.04, 0.13)*** | 0.06 (0.03, 0.13)** |
| Numbers of meals per day | ||||
| ≥3 | 107 (69.9) | 46 (30.1) | 1 | 1 |
| <3 | 166 (89.7) | 19 (10.3) | 2.57 (1.47, 5.28)*** | 2.92 (1.60, 5.84)*** |
| Avoiding food during pregnancy | ||||
| Yes | 26 (83.9) | 5 (16.1) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 247 (80.5) | 60 (19.5) | 1.26 (0.47, 3.43) | 0.90 (0.31, 2.92) |
| Craving for nonfood substances | ||||
| Yes | 117 (84.2) | 22 (15.8) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 156 (78.4) | 43 (21.6) | 1.47 (0.83, 2.58) | 1.25 (0.64, 2.27) |
| WDDS | ||||
| Adequate | 97 (75.8) | 31 (24.2) | 1 | 1 |
| Inadequate | 176 (83.8) | 34 (16.2) | 1.65 (1.00, 2.90)* | 1.16 (0.57, 2.36)* |
1*,**,***Statistically significant association: *P < 0.05, **P < 0.001, ***P < 0.0001. AOR, adjusted odds ratio; COR, crude odds ratio; WDDS, women's dietary diversity score.
2
1 = reference.