Table 7.
Factors associated with infant’s death using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models.
| Characteristics | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR [95% CI] | p value | Adjusted OR [95% CI] | p value | |
| Gravidity | 1.42 [0.59;3.41] | 0.437 | – | |
| IPT | 0.46 [0.17;1.21] | 0.116 | – | |
| Maternal fever | 1.52 [0.70;3.31] | 0.293 | – | |
| Maternal infection | 1.34 [0.44;4.08] | 0.609 | – | |
| PROM | 1.27 [0.59;2.72] | 0.539 | – | |
| Abnormal amniotic fluid | 0.38 [0.17;0.83] | 0.015 | – | |
| Apgar at 1 min > 7 | 0.26 [0.12;0.59] | 0.001 | – | |
| Apgar at 5 min > 7 | 0.15 [0.06;0.42] | < 0.001 | – | |
| Skin mottling | 43.6 [8.58;221.56] | < 0.001 | 55.5 [3.67;838.97] | 0.004 |
| Sex | 0.67 [0.32;1.41] | 0.290 | – | |
| Preterm birth | 5.87 [2.53;13.58] | < 0.001 | – | |
| Low birthweight | 6.43 [2.77;14.91] | < 0.001 | 4.32 [1.11;16.80] | 0.035 |
| Tachycardia (> 160 bpm) | 2.43 [0.97;6.10] | 0.058 | – | |
| CD74 ¶ | 0.67 [0.56;0.80] | < 0.001 | 0.72 [0.61;0.86] | < 0.001 |
| CX3CR1 ¶ | 0.82 [0.25;2.64] | 0.740 | 0.94 [0.20;4.32] | 0.934 |
| CXCL10 (pg/ml) | 1.09 [0.99;1.19] | 0.074 | 1.12 [0.99;1.27] | 0.071 |
| IL10 (pg/ml) | 0.95 [0.35;2.56] | 0.920 | 0.38 [0.03;4.16] | 0.429 |
| IL6 (pg/ml) | 1.03 [0.95;1.12] | 0.421 | 0.96 [0.83;1.10] | 0.421 |
| PCT (pg/ml) | 1.11 [1.02;1.20] | 0.015 | 1.10 [0.98;1.23] | 0.076 |
IPT, intermittent preventive treatment against malaria; CD74, HLA class II histocompatibility antigen gamma chain; CX3CR1; CX3C chemokine receptor 1; IL, Interleukin; PCT, procalcitonin.
¶ CD74 and CX3CR1 are expressed as relative expression to HPRT1.