01 July 2020 : Clinical Research
A Retrospective Case-Control Study of the Determinants of Iron Deficiency Anemia in Infants in an Urban Community in Shanghai, China Between 2010–2015
Jian Wang1ADEF*, Yuan Liu2DEF, Qi Zhao3CD, Tianwei Liu4B, Zhigang Zhou4BDOI: 10.12659/MSM.921463
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e921463
Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of the determinants of iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in infants in an urban community in Shanghai, China between 2010–2015.
P-value | Odds ratio (OR) | 95% confidence interval (CI) | ||
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Lower | Upper | |||
Maternal age at delivery | 0.286 | 0.941 | 0.842 | 1.052 |
First birth or not | 0.395 | 0.683 | 0.284 | 1.642 |
Natural labor or not | 0.873 | 1.047 | 0.594 | 1.846 |
Premature birth or not | 0.827 | 4.367 | 0.000 | 3.388 |
Birth height (cm) | 0.556 | 1.129 | 0.755 | 1.687 |
Birth weight (gm) | 0.037 | 0.999 | 0.998 | 1.000 |
Method of feeding within 4 months of age | 0.010 | |||
Mixed feeding: breastfeeding | 0.003 | 0.239 | 0.093 | 0.613 |
Formula feeding: breastfeeding | 0.076 | 0.263 | 0.060 | 1.150 |
Period of exclusive breastfeeding (months) | 0.151 | 1.061 | 0.979 | 1.151 |
Introduction of complementary feeding (months) | 0.817 | 0.978 | 0.812 | 1.178 |