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Table 4 Prevalence and odds ratio of growth restriction in patient cohort

From: A prevalence survey of enteral parasites in preschool children in the Mangochi District of Malawi

 

Underweight

 

Stunting

 

Wasting

 

Age (Years)

N

%

OR [95% CI]

p

N

%

OR [95% CI]

p

N

%

OR [95% CI]

p

0–1

2/17

11.1

1

–

6/17

35.3

1

–

3/17

17.7

1

–

1–2

5/22

22.7

2.21 [0.35–13.65]

0.38

12/22

54.6

2.20 [0.57–8.43]

0.24

3/22

13.6

0.74 [0.13–4.31]

0.73

2–3

4/36

11.1

0.94 [0.10–5.80]

0.94

18/36

50.0

1.83 [0.55–6.17]

0.32

1/36

2.8

0.13 [0.01–1.55]

0.06

3–4

4/32

22.2

1.07 [0.17–6.67]

0.94

16/32

50.0

1.83 [0.53–6.32]

0.33

0/32

0.0

0

–

4–5

3/26

12.5

0.98 [0.14–6.71]

0.98

12/26

46.2

1.57 [0.44–5.66]

0.49

0/26

0.0

0

–

5–6

0/7

0.0

0

–

1/7

14.3

1.38 [0.22–8.66]

0.73

0/7

0.0

0

–

Total

18/140

12.9

  

67/140

47.8

  

7/140

5.0

  
  1. Odds Ratio with 95% confidence intervals of underweight, stunting and wasting as stratified by age group