Table 5.
Characteristics of children according to their overall weight faltering status
| Characteristics |
Total (n = 254) |
Weight faltering up-to 18 monthsa | OR (95% CI) significanceb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absent (n = 91) | Present (n = 163) | |||
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 141 (55.5%) | 52 (36.9%) | 89 (63.1%) | 1.00 |
| Female | 113 (44.5%) | 39 (34.5%) | 74 (65.5%) | 1.00 (0.58- 1.71); p = 0.997 |
| Birth order | ||||
| First born | 109 (42.9%) | 44 (40.4%) | 65 (59.6%) | 1.00 |
| ≥ Second | 145 (57.1%) | 47 (32.4%) | 98 (67.6%) | 0.80 (0.46- 1.4); p = 0.440 |
| Birth weight (kg) | ||||
| < 2.5 | 54 (21.3%) | 24 (44.4%) | 30 (55.6%) | 1.0 |
| ≥ 2.5 | 200 (78.7%) | 67 (33.5%) | 133 (66.5%) | 0.35 (0.16- 0.77); p = 0.009 |
| Maturity | ||||
| < 37 weeks | 22 (8.7%) | 5 (22.7%) | 17 (77.3%) | 1.0 |
| ≥ 37 weeks | 232 (91.3%) | 86 (37.1%) | 146 (62.9%) | 4.57 (1.32- 15.7); p = 0.016 |
| Mother’s age | ||||
| ≥ 35 years | 62 (24.5%) | 17 (27.4%) | 45 (72.6%) | 1.0 |
| < 35 years | 192 (75.5%) | 74 (38.5%) | 118 (61.5%) | 1.57 (0.80- 3.07); p = 0.184 |
| Mother’s education | ||||
| Up-to secondary | 119 (46.9%) | 43 (36.1%) | 76 (63.9%) | 1.0 |
| ≥ Tertiary | 135 (53.1%) | 48 (35.6%) | 87 (64.4%) | 1.07 (0.59- 1.94);p = 0.807 |
| Mother’s employment | ||||
| Employed | 56 (22%) | 19 (33.9%) | 37 (66.1%) | 1.0 |
| Housewife | 198 (78%) | 72 (36.4%) | 126 (63.6%) | 1.11 (0.56- 2.17);p = 0.755 |
| Average family monthly income | ||||
| Low | 16 (6.3%) | 5 (31.3%) | 11 (68.8%) | 1.0 |
| Middle | 121 (47.6%) | 43 (35.5%) | 78 (64.5%) | 0.87 (0.27- 2.78);p = 0.815 |
| High | 117 (46.1%) | 43 (36.8%) | 74(63.2%) | 0.76 (0.22- 2.58);p = 0.669 |
a Drop of > 0.25 in weight-for-age SDS from the birth weight SDS during the first 18 months of life
b Using binary logistic regression with the presence of weight faltering as the dependant variable and sex, birth order, birth weight, maturity, mother’s age, mother’s education, mother’s employment status and average family monthly income as independent variables