Table 4.

Logistic regression of LBW and malaria

LBW	Crude OR (95% CI)	P value	Adjusted OR (95% CI)*	P value
Malaria
No	1		1
Yes	2.04 (1.16 to 3.61)	0.014	2.06 (1.09 to 3.93)	0.027
Parity
First pregnancy	1		1
2–3 pregnancies	1.21 (0.71 to 2.06)	0.480	1.32 (0.76 to 2.28)	0.322
4 or more pregnancies	1.72 (0.91 to 3.23)	0.093	2.13 (1.03 to 4.39)	0.041
Maternal age (years)
15–24	1
25–34	0.79 (0.47 to 1.32)	0.373	0.70 (0.41 to 1.22)	0.210
35–48	0.72 (0.30 to 1.71)	0.457	0.45 (0.17 to 1.19)	0.109
Socioeconomic status
Poor	1		1
Moderately rich	0.57 (0.33 to 0.99)	0.050	0.60 (0.34 to 1.07)	0.082
Rich	0.52 (0.28 to 0.93)	0.028	0.54 (0.29 to 0.98)	0.044

*Significant confounders adjusted in the multiple log binomial model: parity and socioeconomic status.

LBW, low birth weight.