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Table 3 Multivariate Analysis: Factors independently associated with Rickets among Children with Pneumonia

From: Nutritional rickets among children admitted with severe pneumonia at Mulago hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

 

P-value

Odds Ratio (CI)

Delay in Milestones

Yes versus No

0.341

0.53(0.14–1.96)

Exposure to the sun

Yes versus No

0.860

0.89 (0.24–3.28)

Serum calcium

Normal/high versus Low

0.610

1.49 (0.32–6.92)

Serum phosphorus

Normal/High versus Low

0.126

2.61 (0.76–8.92)

Alkaline Phosphatase

Normal/low versus High

0.000

32.95(10.54–102.93)

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