TABLE 4.
Relative risk ratio of neonatal and infant mortality (≤365 d) for harmonized anthropometric cutoffs1
| Measurement cutoff | Neonatal mortality (≤28 d) | Infant mortality (≤365 d) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mortality rate2 (number of deaths/number of measures) | Relative risk ratio3 (95% CI) | Mortality rate2 (number of deaths/number of measures) | Relative risk ratio3 (95% CI) | |
| Length (reference: ≥44.5 cm) | 6.5 (115/17,713) | 1.00 | 15.3 (271/17,713) | 1.00 |
| <44.5 cm | 56.2 (172/3060) | 8.66 (6.83, 10.97) | 84.6 (259/3060) | 5.53 (4.69, 6.53) |
| Weight (reference: ≥2200 g) | 7.9 (138/17,504) | 1.00 | 16.7 (293/17504) | 1.00 |
| <2200 g | 51.8 (190/3668) | 6.57 (5.31, 8.13) | 79.1 (290/3668) | 4.72 (4.06, 5.50) |
| MUAC (reference: ≥9.0 cm) | 7.6 (123/16,229) | 1.00 | 17.1 (278/16,229) | 1.00 |
| <9.0 cm | 38.0 (186/4898) | 5.01 (4.03, 6.23) | 58.2 (285/4898) | 3.40 (2.89, 3.99) |
| HC (reference: ≥31.0 cm) | 7.7 (143/18,506) | 1.00 | 17.3 (320/18,506) | 1.00 |
| <31.0 cm | 65.6 (164/2501) | 8.49 (6.86, 10.49) | 94.4 (236/2501) | 5.46 (4.63, 6.43) |
| CC (reference: ≥28.5 cm) | 7.4 (139/18,731) | 1.00 | 17.0 (318/18,731) | 1.00 |
| <28.5 cm | 71.8 (166/2311) | 9.68 (7.84, 11.94) | 102.1 (236/2311) | 6.02 (5.15, 7.02) |
1
Missing values for not measurement or out of biologically acceptable range: n = 401 in length, n = 2 in weight, n = 47 in MUAC, n = 167 in HC, and n = 132 in CC. CC, chest circumference; HC, head circumference; MUAC, midupper-arm circumference.
2
Number of deaths per 1000 live births.
3
Relative risk ratio was produced by general linear models.