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. 2022 May 26;17(5):e0267190. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0267190

Table 3. Identifying the risk factors of LBW using the LR.

Factors OR SE p-value 95% CI of OR
Lower Upper
Region
Chittagong 1.75 0.44 0.03 1.07 2.88
Dhaka 1.17 0.30 0.54 0.71 1.94
Khulna 1.02 0.27 0.92 0.61 1.74
Mymensingh 0.69 0.20 0.20 0.39 1.21
Rajshahi 1.21 0.33 0.48 0.71 2.06
Rangpur 0.77 0.21 0.34 0.44 1.32
Sylhet 1.57 0.44 0.10 0.91 2.72
Barisal® 1.00
Education
No Education 2.12 0.66 0.02 1.15 3.88
Primary 1.27 0.25 0.23 0.87 1.86
Secondary 1.01 0.15 0.96 0.75 1.36
Higher® 1.00
Wealth
Poorest 2.09 0.49 <0.001 1.33 3.31
Poorer 1.19 0.27 0.43 0.77 1.84
Middle 1.68 0.31 0.01 1.17 2.42
Richer 1.28 0.23 0.16 0.91 1.82
Richest® 1.00
Height (m) 0.02 0.02 <0.001 0.002 0.17
Weight (kg) 1.00 0.01 0.84 0.99 1.01
Child is twin
Single birth 0.03 0.01 <0.001 0.01 0.07
1st multiple birth 0.39 0.27 0.17 0.10 1.50
2nd multiple birth® 1.00
Child is alive
No 2.71 0.75 <0.001 1.58 4.65
Yes® 1.00
Delivery in CS
No 1.20 0.15 0.14 0.94 1.54
Yes® 1.00

®: Reference category; SE: Standard error; OR: Odds ratio; p-value: Probability value