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Table 6 Binary Logistic Regression of Variables against Cases

From: Association of vitamin D and diarrhoea in children aged less than five years at Muhimbili national hospital, Dar es Salaam: an unmatched case control study

Variables

Cases* (N – 185)

OR

95% CI

P Value

1 Vitamin D Status: Deficient

99

0.45

0.21–0.93

0.032

Reference: Sufficient

86

   

2 Child Sex: Male

107

1.94

0.92–4.09

0.082

Reference: Female

87

   

3 Child Nutritional Status: Severe Acute Malnutrition

66

2.61

1.26–5.39

0.010

Reference: Other Nutritional Status Combined

119

   

4 Maternal Marital Status: Single/Divorced

17

1.23

0.37–4.07

0.735

Reference: Married/Cohabiting

168

   

5 Maternal Education Level: Informal/Primary

126

0.68

0.28–1.64

0.391

Reference: Secondary/Higher

59

   

6 Maternal Occupation: Not Working

74

0.80

0.38–1.70

0.562

Reference: Working

111

   

7 Paternal Education Level: Informal/Primary

108

0.85

0.38–1.88

0.683

Reference: Secondary/Higher

77

   
  1. * 3 cases were not included in the analysis due to missing data for paternal education level