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Table 2 Association of mid-thigh circumference (MTC) with adverse pregnancy outcomes

From: Mid-thigh circumference as an indicator of nutritional status to predict adverse pregnancy outcomes among HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women in Malawi

Risk Factors

Model 1: LBW

Model 2: PTB

Model 3: SGA

ORa

P-value

95% CIb

aORa

P-value

95% CIc

ORa

P-value

95% CIb

aORa

P-value

95% CIc

ORa

P-value

95% CIb

aORa

P-value

95% CIc

MTC (cm)

0.94

0.01

0.90–0.99

0.95

0.03

0.91–0.99

0.91

0.001

0.88–0.95

0.92

0.001

0.88–0.95

0.98

0.19

0.96–1.01

0.99

0.53

0.97–1.02

HIV (ref cat: HIV-uninfected)

1.48

0.1

0.93–2.35

1.66

0.046

1.01–2.72

1.13

0.52

0.78–1.62

1.15

0.48

0.78–1.71

0.91

0.54

0.69–1.21

1.05

0.78

0.77–1.43

Age (yrs)

0.98

0.39

0.94–1.02

0.97

0.16

0.93–1.01

1.00

0.86

0.97–1.03

1.00

0.84

0.97–1.03

0.96

0.001

0.94–0.98

0.96

0.001

0.93–0.98

Hemoglobin level (ref cat: ≥ 10 g/dL)

1.04

0.90

0.55–1.83

0.87

0.67

0.47–1.61

0.96

0.87

0.58–1.53

0.83

0.46

0.50–1.37

1.10

0.60

0.76–1.58

1.11

0.60

0.76–1.61

Electricity at homed (ref cat: Yes)

1.89

0.009

1.18–3.09

1.79

0.02

1.10–2.91

2.09

0.001

1.44–3.09

1.90

0.001

1.29–2.80

1.33

0.053

1.00–1.77

1.35

0.04

1.01–1.80

  1. Adjusted risk factors: HIV infection status, age, hemoglobin level, and electricity at home (socioeconomic status)
  2. aOR  Crude odds ratio, aOR Adjusted odds ratio
  3. b 95% Confidence Interval for the OR
  4. c 95% Confidence Interval for the aOR
  5. d Indicator of socioeconomic status