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Table 2 Bivariate analysis of anthropometric characteristics of study participants, Brong Ahafo Region, 2016

From: Determinants of low birth weight in neonates born in three hospitals in Brong Ahafo region, Ghana, 2016- an unmatched case-control study

Variables

Cases(N = 120)

N (%)

Controls (N = 240)

N (%)

OR

95% CI

p-value

Mothers height(m)

 1.46 m or above (normal)

103 (97.2)

221 (97.8)

1

 

ref

 Below 1.46 m(short)

3 (2.8)

5 (2.2)

1.29

0.20–6.75

0.50 ˄

Mothers weight

 45 kg and above

107 (97.3)

219 (96.5)

1

 

ref

 Below 45 kg

3 (2.7)

8 (3.5)

0.77

0.13–3.27

0.50 ˄

BMI of mother (kg/m2)

 18.5–24.9 (normal)

58 (56.9)

138 (63.3)

1

 

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 Below 18.5 (underweight)

3 (2.9)

13 (6.0)

0.55

0.15–2.01

0.36

 Above 24.9(obese)

41 (40.2)

67 (30.7)

1.46

0.89–2.40

0.14

  1. ˄-fischer exact p-value