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Table 4 Factor associated with low birth weight at univariate analysis

From: Effect of maternal Helicobacter Pylori infection on birth weight in an urban community in Uganda

Variable

Odds ratio for LBW

P valve (95 % CI)

Maternal rate of weight gain <0.3 kg/week

5.1

0.011 (1.5, 17.5)

Maternal height <156 cm

3.0

0.012 (1.3, 6.8)

Primigravidae

1.4

0.048 (1.1, 3.4)

H. pylori infection

4.9

0.005 (1.6, 14.8)