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Table 4 Maternal nutritional profile

From: Maternal genitourinary infections and poor nutritional status increase risk of preterm birth in Gasabo District, Rwanda: a prospective, longitudinal, cohort study

 

PTB

 

Univariate

YesPTB N (%)

or mean ± SD)

NoPTB N (%)

or mean ± SD)

Total N (%)

or mean ± SD)

Crude Odds Ratio (OR) (95% CI)

P-Value

STFR (mg/L) (Soluble Transferrin Receptors) (n = 367)

4.88 ± 1.49

7.42 ± 1.31

4.83 ± 1.48

0.07[0.56, 1.02]

0.07

No deficiency (≤8.3 mg/L)

35(94.6)

319(96.7)

354(96.5)

1

 

Deficiency (> 8.3 mg/L)

2(5.4)

11(3.3)

13(3.5)

1.65[0.35, 7.78]

0.52

Retinol Binding Protein (RBP) (< 0.83 μmol/L) (n = 367)

 No deficiency (≥0.83 μmol/L)

30(81.1)

268(81.2)

298(81.2)

1

 

 Deficiency (< 0.83 μmol/L)

7(18.9)

62(18.8)

69(18.8)

1.01[0.42, 2.40]

0.98

RBP(μmol/L) (n = 367)

1.33 ± 0.32

1.39 ± 0.41

1.39 ± 0.40

0.64[0.26, 1.58]

0.34

Ferritin (< 12 μg/L) (n = 367)

 No deficiency (≥12 μg/L)

8(21.6)

62(18.8)

297(80.9)

1

 

 Deficiency (< 12 μg/L)

29(78.4)

268(81.2)

70(19.1)

1.192(0.52, 2.73)

0.67

Ferritin (<μg/L)

68.52 ± 36.60

74 ± 44.56

73.74 ± 43.82

0.99[0.98, 1.01]

0.44

Minimum Dietary Diversity for Woman (MDDW) (na = 366)

 Adequate MDDW

8(21.6)

175(53.2)

183(50)

1

 

 Low MDDW

29(78.4)

154(46.8)

183(50)

4.12[1.82, 9.28]

0.001**

MDDW (mean, SD)

3.75 ± 1.55

4.75 ± 1.71

4.65 ± 1.71

0.68[0.54, 0.86]

 

Mid-Upper Arm Circumference (MUAC)(na = 364)

  ≥ 23 cm

22(59.5)

270(82.6)

292(80.2)

1

 

  < 23 cm

15(40.5)

57(17.4)

72(19.8)

3.23[1.57, 7.00]

0.001**

 MUAC (Mean, SD) (na = 364)

24.28 ± 2.81

26.03 ± 3.22

25.85 ± 3.22

0.81[0.71, 0.92]

0.01**

  1. na Sample size reduced by missing responses among covariates
  2. ***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.5