Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors for short stature.
| Univariate model | Multivariate model | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95%CI) | p-value | OR (95%CI) | p-value | |
| Age | 0.91 (0.86,0.96) | <0.001 | 0.91 (0.86,0.96) | <0.001 |
| Congenital heart disease | 1.97 (0.76,5.10) | 0.16 | ||
| Airway anomalies1 | 3.80 (1.61,8.97) | <0.01 | 2.75 (1.04,7.31) | 0.04 |
| Gastrointestinal disease2 | 4.17 (1.35,12.88) | 0.01 | 3.28 (0.90,11.92) | 0.07 |
| Cleft palate | 2.07 (0.53,8.14) | 0.30 | ||
| T Lymphopenia3 | 1.18 (0.54,2.59) | 0.69 | ||
| Recurrent infection | 1.85 (0.82,4.16) | 0.14 | ||
| Small for gestational age | 1.82 (0.80,4.18) | 0.16 | ||
| Hypoparathyroidism | 0.88 (0.38,2.06) | 0.77 | ||
| BMI SDS | 0.83 (0.69,1.00) | 0.05 | 0.87 (0.70,1.09) | 0.22 |
1subglottic stenosis, tracheomalacia, bronchomalacia and laryngomalacia, 2dysmotility in the pharyngoesophageal area with tube feeding, 3T cell counts <1500 cells/mm3 while younger than 3 years old and <1000 cells/mm3 in others. BMI, body mass index; SDS, standard deviation score; OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.