Table 5.
Hierarchical multiple linear regression of risk factors for triglyceride levels.
| Crude geometric mean ratio (95% CI) | P value | Adjusted geometric mean ratio (95% CI) | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 2 (n = 1077) | Maternal age group | ||||
| 14–19 | Reference | 0.08 | Reference | 0.01 | |
| 20–24 | 1.03 (0.98, 1.11) | 1.04 (0.96, 1.12) | |||
| 25–29 | 1.10 (1.02, 1.19) | 1.10 (1.00, 1.22) | |||
| 30 + | 0.97 (0.89, 1.05) | 0.97 (0.86, 1.09) | |||
| Maternal hookworm infection | |||||
| No | Reference | 0.07 | Reference | 0.08 | |
| Yes | 1.05 (1.00, 1.11) | 1.05 (0.99, 1.11) | |||
| Model 3 (n = 912) | Low birthweight | ||||
| No | Reference | 0.07 | Reference | 0.05 | |
| Yes | 1.11 (1.00, 1.24) | 1.12 (1.00, 1.25) | |||
| Place of delivery | |||||
| Hospital | Reference | 0.09 | Reference | 0.06 | |
| Home | 1.01 (0.93, 1.10) | 0.91 (0.76, 1.08) | |||
| Other | 1.08 (1.01, 1.16) | 1.10 (1.00, 1.21) | |||
| Model 4 (n = 905) | Treatment allocation of child to albendazole | ||||
| No | Reference | 0.08 | Reference | 0.05 | |
| Yes | 1.05 (1.00, 1.12) | 1.06 (1.00, 1.12) | |||
| Model 5 (n = 807) | BMI (kg/m2) | 1.02 (1.01, 1.04) | < 0.001 | 1.03 (1.01, 1.05) | < 0.001 |
| Current asymptomatic malaria infection | |||||
| No | Reference | < 0.001 | Reference | 0.001 | |
| Yes | 1.49 (1.24, 1.80) | 1.47 (1.18, 1.84) | |||
Model 2: Age, sex + other variables at level 2.
Model 3: Age, sex, maternal age, maternal hookworm infection + other variables at level 3.
Model 4: Age, sex, maternal age, maternal hookworm infection, low birthweight, place of delivery + other variables at level 4.
Model 5: Age, sex, maternal age, maternal hookworm infection, low birthweight, place of delivery, treatment allocation to albendazole (child) + other variables at level 5.