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Table 5 Factors associated with stunting

From: Wasting, underweight and stunting among children with congenital heart disease presenting at Mulago hospital, Uganda

Variables

Univariate

Multivariate

 

RR (95% CI)

P-Value

RR (95% CI)

P-Value

Gender

 Male

Ref

   

 Female

0.995 (0.91–1.09)

0.919

  

Age (years)

 0–5

Ref

 

Ref

 

 6–10

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

0.295

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

0.292

 11–15

0.90 (0.77–1.05)

0.175

0.91 (0.78–1.07)

0.264

Cyanotic heart disease

 No

Ref

   

 Yes

1.01 (0.91–1.12)

0.85

  

Heart failure

 No/mild heart failure

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Moderate/ severe heart failure

1.11 (1.01–1.22)

0.026

1.11 (1.01–1.21)

0.037

Anaemia

 No/ mild anaemia

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Moderate/severe anaemia

1.07 (0.97–1.18)

0.161

1.06 (0.96–1.17)

0.231