Factors explaining low birth weight

Coef.

ES

ORa and 95%

p

Age of mothers under 20 years

1.81

0.400

6.17 [2.82 to 13.52]

≤0.001

Unmarried mothers

1.07

0.332

2.92 [1.41 −5.61]

0.001

Low education

−0.67

0.333

0.88 [0.59 to 1.30]

0.841

Not originate in the city mothers

0.54

0.263

1.71 [1.02 to 2.872]

0.040

Anemia of pregnancy

1.07

0.249

2.92 [1.79 to 4.75]

≤0.001

Follow-up of prenatal consultations

0.69

0.255

1.92 [1.16 to 3.17]

0.010

Threatening preterm delivery

1.13

0.281

3.11 [1.79 to 5.41]

≤0.001

Women with diabetes

1.45

0.664

4.27 [1.16 to 15.71]

0.029

The history of malaria

1.23

0.301

3.44 [1.91 to 6.21]

≤0.000

The weight of the woman

−0.67

0.333

0.51 [0.26 to 0.98]

0.044

primiparous

0.69

0.249

2 [1.23 to 3.26]

0.005

The threatened abortion history

0.34

0.309

1.41 [0.77 - 0.26]

0.260