Table 2. Baseline and demographic characteristics of LBW babies.
| Factors | Total | LBW | NBW | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total, n (%) | 2351 | 381 (16.2) | 1971 (83.8) | — |
| Age | 24.8±5.5 | 24.8±5.9 | 24.8±5.4 | 0.732 |
| Type of place, Rural, n (%) | 1551(66.0) | 250 (16.1) | 1,301 (83.9) | 0.919 |
| Region, Dhaka, n (%) | 713 (30.3) | 111 (15.6) | 602 (84.4) | 0.006 |
| Education, Secondary, n (%) | 1229 (52.3) | 192 (15.6) | 1037 (84.4) | <0.001 |
| Wealth, Richest, n (%) | 727 (30.9) | 97 (13.3) | 630 (86.7) | 0.019 |
| Marriage to 1st birth interval | 27.1±25 | 26.8±24.7 | 24.7±25.1 | 0.730 |
| Parity, <5, n (%) | 85 (3.6) | 11 (13.2) | 74 (86.8) | 0.375 |
| Height (m) | 1.5±0.1 | 1.5±0.1 | 1.5±0.1 | <0.001 |
| Weight (Kg) | 53.4±10.9 | 51.49±10.9 | 53.6±10.8 | <0.001 |
| Twin child, Single, n (%) | 2297 (97.7) | 338 (14.7) | 1959 (85.3) | <0.001 |
| Sex, Male, n (%) | 1262 (53.7) | 187 (14.8) | 1075 (85.2) | 0.098 |
| Child is alive, No, n (%) | 71 (3.0) | 28 (39.3) | 43 (60.7) | <0.001 |
| ANC visits, ≥8, n (%) | 394 (16.8) | 58 (14.7) | 336 (85.3) | 0.755 |
| Delivery, Hospital, n (%) | 2104 (89.5) | 335 (15.9) | 1769 (84.1) | 0.374 |
| Delivery in CS, Yes, n (%) | 1455 (61.9) | 216 (14.8) | 1239 (85.2) | 0.029 |
| Iron pills, Yes, n (%) | 173 (7.4) | 30 (17.2) | 143 (82.6) | 0.441 |
| BMI, Overweight, n (%) | 550 (23.4) | 89 (16.2) | 461 (83.8) | 0.342 |
LBW: Low birth weight; NBW: Normal birth weight’ p-value: Probability value.
1p-value is obtained from t-test for continuous and Chi-square test for categorical data.