| |
Anaemia at age 6.5 yearsa
|
|---|
|
Variables
|
N
|
Yes N (%)
|
No N (%)
|
Crude OR (95 % CI)
|
P-value
|
Adjusted ORc (95 % CI)
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
Exposure to
H. pylori
at age 3
| | | | | | | |
|
No
|
300
|
102 (34.0)
|
198 (66.0)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Yes
|
212
|
77 (36.3)
|
135 (67.7)
|
1.12 (0.76-1.60)
|
0.58
|
1.16 (0.79-1.71)
|
0.44
|
|
Exposure to
H. pylori
at age 5
| | | | | | | |
|
No
|
406
|
124 (30.5)
|
282 (69.5)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Yes
|
323
|
128 (39.6)
|
195 (60.4)
|
1.49 (1.09-2.02)
|
0.01
|
1.52 (1.11-2.08)
|
0.01
|
|
Exposure to
H. pylori
at age 6.5
| | | | | | | |
|
No
|
666
|
230 (34.5)
|
436 (65.5)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Yes
|
73
|
27 (37.0)
|
46 (63.0)
|
1.11 (0.67-1.83)
|
0.67
|
1.15 (0.69-1.93)
|
0.59
|
|
Exposure to
H. pylori
up to age 6.5
b
| | | | | | | |
|
Never infected
|
309
|
88 (28.5)
|
221 (71.5)
|
1
| |
1
| |
|
Infected at any age up to age 6.5
|
430
|
169 (39.3)
|
261 (60.7)
|
1.62 (1.19-2.23)
|
0.01
|
1.68 (1.22-2.32)
|
0.01
|
- aAanemia was defined according to WHO haemoglobin cutoffs: < 11.5 g/dL for children 5–11 years
- bH pylori infection at any age from 3 to 6.5 years
- cAdjusted for, child’s gender, area of residence, maternal education, history of vaccination at 2 months, vitamin A supplementation at 1 year, sanitary condition, source of water and child’s height at age 6.5
