Table 6 Results from Multiple Logistic Regression Analysis for Vitamin D
From: Risk factors for vitamin A and D deficiencies among children under-five in the state of Palestine
Risk Factor | Subcategory | Unadjusted OR | 95% CI | p-value | Adjusted ORa | 95% CI | p-value1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age Group | < 1 | 1 | Test-for-Trend: 0.836 | 1 | 0.043 | ||
1–2 | 1.61 | 0.54–4.80 | 1.11 | 0.29–4.16 | |||
2–3 | 0.73 | 0.25-2a.10 | 0.24 | 0.06–0.97 | |||
3–4 | 1.68 | 0.56–4.99 | 1.61 | 0.19–16.8 | |||
4+ | 1.11 | 0.34–3.63 | 1.28 | 0.23–7.26 | |||
Gender | Male | 1 | 0.88–3.30 | 0.114 | 1 | 0.037 | |
Female | 1.70 | 2.72 | 1.21–6.01 | ||||
Season of Birth | Winter (Oct-Mar) | 1 | 0.523 | 1 | 0.913 | ||
Summer (Apr-Sept) | 1.24 | 0.64–2.39 | 1.06 | 0.30–3.76 | |||
Mother’s Education | Illiterate/Elementary | 1 | Test-for-Trend: 0.268 | N/A | 0.347 | ||
Preparatory/Secondary | 1.29 | 0.20–8.14 | 1 | ||||
Diploma/BA/Postgrad | 0.82 | 0.18–5.28 | 0.62 | 0.28–1.36 | |||
Province | West Bank | 1 | 0.242 | 1 | 0.203 | ||
Gaza Strip | 1.48 | 0.77–2.86 | 1.96 | 0.67–5.71 | |||
Type of Community | City | 1 | 0.213 | 1 | 0.715 | ||
Village | 0.49 | 0.22–1.09 | 0.67 | 0.20–2.26 | |||
Camp | 0.91 | 0.40–2.09 | 1.24 | 0.25–6.15 | |||
Bedouin camp | 0.24 | 0.02–2.86 | 0.27 | 0.10–0.74 | |||
Child received feeding at < 6 months of age? | Yes | 1 | 0.375 | 1 | 0.824 | ||
No | 1.35 | 0.69–2.66 | 0.89 | 0.25–3.20 | |||
Is the child currently taking the drops? | Yes | 1 | 0.025 | 1 | 0.054 | ||
No | 3.42 | 1.11–10.5 | 5.23 | 1.11–24.6 | |||
How long has the child taken the drops? (months) | Continuous Variable | 1.00 | 0.92–1.08 | 0.989 | 1.02 | 0.89–1.17 | 0.768 |
Where does the child receive the drops? | MOH | 1 | Fishers exact: 0.927 | 1 | 0.457 | ||
UNWRA | 0.80 | 0.36–1.82 | 0.70 | 0.15–3.25 | |||
NGOs | Omit | Omit | |||||
Private | 0.89 | 0.37–2.15 | 0.45 | 0.15–1.37 | |||
Medical Missions | N/A | N/A | |||||
CRP (mg/L) | Continuous Variable | 0.97 | 0.94–1.00 | 0.033 | 0.96 | 0.93–0.99 | 0.031 |
Anaemia | Yes | 0.804 | 0.392-1.65 | 0.550 | 1.16 | 0.44–3.08 | 0.780 |
No | 1 | 1 |