Table 5 Risk factors for abnormal birth weight adjusted for hospitals
From: Prevalence of abnormal birth weight and related factors in Northern region, Ghana
Maternal and infant factors | Macrosomic Births | RRR | P-value | 95 % Conf. Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parity | ||||
1 | 134/1800 (7.44 %) | 0.48 | <0.001 | 0.38-0.61 |
2-3 | 194/1277 (15.19 %) | Reference | ||
>4 | 35/241 (14.52 %) | 1.09 | 0.655 | 0.73-1.66 |
Sex of baby | ||||
Female | 120/1448 (8.29 %) | 0.63 | <0.001 | 0.50-0.80 |
Male | 220/1584 (13.89 %) | Reference | ||
Location | ||||
Rural | 45/787 (5.72 %) | 0.55 | <0001 | 0.39-0.78 |
Urban | 309/2471 (12.51 %) | Reference | ||
Age of mother | ||||
15-20 | 51/521 (9.79 %) | 0.79 | 0.156 | 0.56-1.10 |
21-30 | 222/1920 (11.56 %) | Reference | ||
>30 | 90/877 (10.26 %) | 0.84 | 0.200 | 0.64-1.10 |
Low Birth weight | ||||
Parity | ||||
1 | 588/1800 (32.67 %) | 1.33 | <0.001 | 1.12-2.58 |
2-3 | 318/1277 (24.90 %) | |||
>4 | 77/241 (31.65 %) | 1.24 | 0.179 | 0.90-1.72 |
Sex of baby | ||||
Female | 413/1584 (26.07 %) | 1.52 | <0.001 | 1.30-1.79 |
Male | 516/1448 (35.64 %) | Reference | ||
Location | ||||
Rural | 363/787 (46.12 %) | 2.15 | <0.001 | 1.80-2.58 |
Urban | 595/2471 (24.08) | Reference | ||
Age of mother | ||||
15-20 | 143/521 (27.45 %) | 0.82 | 0.091 | 0.65-1.03 |
21-30 | 582/1920 (30.31 %) | |||
>30 | 258/877 (29.42 %) | 0.98 | 0.904 | 0.82-1.19 |
Normal | (base outcome) | |||