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. 2022 Jul 28;17(7):e0272053. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272053

Table 3. Multivariate analysis showing association between PMPD and measures.

Measures Coefficient (SE)a CI (95%) Coefficient (SE)b CI (95%)
Fetal Biometrics
Ultrasound estimated fetal weight (UEFW) 26·99 (17·95) (-8·19–62·19) 35·86* (18·18) (0·23–71·50)
Head Circumference (HC) 0·21 (0·11) (0·005–0·47) 0·26* (0·12) (0·005–0·47)
Abdominal circumference (AC) 0·18 (0. ·13) (0·07–0·44) 0·27*(0·13) (0·01–0·53)
Femur length (FL) 0·07 (0·04) (-0·02–0·15) 0·08* (0·043) (-0·001–0·16)
Biparietal Diameter (BPD) 0·04 (0·03) (-0·015–0·11) 0·07*(0·03) (-0·001–0·1)
Birth Anthropometrics
Birth Weight (BW) 21·03*(8·32) (6·60–39·99) 20·38*(8·52) (6·60–39·99)
Birth Length (BL) 0·21* (0·11) (0·003–0·43) 0·20 (0·11) (0·007–0·45)
Other
Intra-uterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) 0·008** (0·003) (0·002–0·01) 0·006 (0·003) (-0·0007–0·012)
Gestational Age (GA) -0·01 (0·02) (-0·07–0·047) -0·01 (0·03) (-0·07–0·04)

Statistical significance: *, p<0·05;

**, p<0·01.

***, p<0·001;

a, Multivariate analysis with gender;

b, Multivariate analysis without gender.

Adjusted for: Number of children, age in years, educational level, BMI, Mothers serum biomarkers on nutritional status: Folic acid, albumin, pre albumin, retinol binding-protein (RBP), Malaria status, frequency of cooking, and kitchen location.