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Table 5 Unadjusted and multivariate adjusted predictors of term (≥37 weeks) -SGA (<3rd percentile)

From: Risk factors for small-for-gestational-age and preterm births among 19,269 Tanzanian newborns

 

Term-AGA (>3 %)

Term (≥37 weeks) -SGA (<3rd percentile)

Characteristic

%

(n = 14,738)

%

(n = 1,479)

Unadjusted RR (95 % CI)

p-value

Multivariate adjusted RR (95 % CI)

p-value

Maternal age

      

  < 20 years

13.4

21.7

1.78 (1.54–2.05)

<0.001

1.21 (1.02–1.43)

0.027

 20–25 years

30.3

32.9

1.25 (1.09–1.43)

<0.001

1.07 (0.94–1.23)

0.304

 25–30 years

28.0

23.8

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 30–35 years

21.5

17.1

0.94 (0.80–1.10)

0.428

1.00 (0.85–1.17)

0.979

  ≥ 35 years

6.8

4.4

0.78 (0.60–1.00)

0.054

0.86 (0.65–1.13)

0.270

Maternal education

      

 No formal schooling

8.0

5.5

0.68 (0.54–0.85)

0.001

0.78 (0.62–0.99)

0.042

 Some primary

7.0

7.1

0.97 (0.80–1.18)

0.787

1.09 (0.89–1.33)

0.406

 Completed primary

73.5

77.1

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 Secondary plus

11.5

10.3

0.87 (0.74–1.03)

0.100

0.84 (0.70–1.00)

0.054

Paternal education

      

 No formal schooling

4.2

3.7

0.85 (0.65–1.11)

0.235

0.94 (0.71–1.25)

0.679

 Some primary

5.0

4.8

0.93 (0.73–1.18)

0.541

0.95 (0.75–1.21)

0.668

 Completed primary

75.8

72.3

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

Secondary plus

15.7

18.5

0.82 (0.72–0.95)

0.007

0.83 (0.71–0.97)

0.016

Dar es Salaam wealth quintile

      

 Q1 (Poorest)

15.0

16.3

1.16 (0.82–1.64)

 

1.02 (0.71–1.45)

 

 Q2

22.3

29.1

1.36 (1.00–1.86)

 

1.24 (0.90–1.70)

 

 Q3

17.2

14.5

0.91 (0.64–1.31)

 

0.85 (0.59–1.22)

 

 Q4

31.0

26.6

0.92 (0.67–1.27)

 

0.91 (0.67–1.26)

 

 Q5 (Richest)

14.5

13.5

Ref.

0.020*

Ref.

0.717*

Morogoro wealth quintile

      

 Q1 (Poorest)

16.9

17.0

0.96 (0.79–1.15)

 

1.22 (1.00–1.49)

 

 Q2

21.8

18.2

0.81 (0.67–0.97)

 

0.94 (0.77–1.13)

 

 Q3

17.8

19.3

1.03 (0.86–1.23)

 

1.19 (1.00–1.44)

 

 Q4

20.9

21.5

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

 

1.08 (0.90–1.29)

 

 Q5 (Richest)

22.7

24.0

Ref.

0.153*

Ref.

0.324*

Trimester of first ANC visit

      

 1st Trimester

12.9

11.6

0.91 (0.77–1.09)

0.300

0.89 (0.74–1.05)

0.169

 2nd Trimester

76.4

76.0

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 3rd Trimester

10.8

12.5

1.15 (0.97–1.36)

0.100

1.23 (1.00–1.55)

0.014

Maternal height

      

  < 150 cm

8.1

13.5

1.94 (1.47–2.57)

 

1.65 (1.25–2.19)

 

 150.0–154.9 cm

33.4

31.2

1.17 (0.92–1.48)

 

1.09 (0.86–1.38)

 

 155.0–159.9 cm

37.8

39.0

1.18 (1.02–1.61)

 

1.18 (0.94–1.49)

 

  ≥ 160.0 cm

20.7

16.3

Ref.

0.001*

Ref.

0.005*

Parity

      

First born

27.6

45.1

1.87 (1.69–2.07)

<0.001

1.79 (1.57–2.05)

<0.001

 2nd–4th birth

58.9

46.2

Ref.

 

Ref.

 

 5th or greater

13.4

8.7

0.81 (0.67–0.99)

0.039

0.88 (0.71–1.10)

0.267

Infant sex

      

 Male

52.1

46.4

0.81 (0.75–0.90)

<0.001

0.82 (0.74–0.90)

<0.001

 Female

47.9

53.6

Ref.

 

Ref.

 
  1. *p-value for trend
  2. AGA Appropriate for gestational age, ANC Antenatal clinic, CI Confidence interval, SGA Small for gestational age, RR Relative risk