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Table 1 The sociodemographic parameters and dietary practices of children with intussusception in India

From: Prospective surveillance for intussusception in Indian children aged under two years at nineteen tertiary care hospitals

Variable Category

 

North

(n = 136)

South

(n = 262)

East

(n = 190)

West

(n = 33)

Total

(n = 621)

P value

Age (in months)

2–6, n (%)

55 (40.4)

88 (33.6)

78 (41.1)

10 (30.3)

231 (37.2)

< 0.01

7–12, n (%)

57 (41.9)

92 (35.1)

73 (38.4)

12 (36.4)

234 (37.7)

< 0.01

13–18, n (%)

16 (11.8)

40 (15.3)

25 (13.2)

3 (9.1)

84 (13.5)

< 0.01

19–23, n (%)

8 (5.9)

42 (16.0)

14 (7.4)

8 (24.2)

72 (11.6)

< 0.01

Gender

Male, n (%)

86 (63.2)

170 (64.9)

128 (67.4)

24 (72.7)

408 (65.7)

< 0.01

Female, n (%)

50 (36.8)

92 (35.1)

62 (32.6)

8 (24.2)

212 (34.1)

< 0.01

Other, n (%)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

1 (3.0)

1 (0.2)

–

Family

Nuclear, n (%)

89 (65.4)

171 (65.2)

65 (34.2)

18 (54.5)

343 (55.2)

0.06

Joint/extended, n (%)

47 (34.6)

91 (34.7)

125 (65.8)

15 (45.5)

278 (44.8)

0.06

Religion

Hindu, n (%)

48 (35.3)

179 (68.3)

136 (71.6)

22 (66.6)

385 (62.0)

< 0.01

Muslim, n (%)

88 (64.7)

41 (15.6)

52 (27.3)

11 (33.3)

192 (30.9)

< 0.01

Christian, n (%)

0 (0.0)

42 (16.0)

1 (0.5)

0 (0.0)

43 (7.0)

–

SLI statusa

High, n (%)

56 (41.2)

93 (35.5)

19 (10.0)

6 (18.2)

174 (28.0)

< 0.01

Medium, n (%)

33 (24.3)

124 (47.3)

65 (34.2)

6 (18.2)

228 (36.7)

< 0.01

Low, n (%)

47 (34.5)

45 (17.2)

106 (55.8)

21 (63.6)

219 (35.3)

< 0.01

Place of residence

Same district, n (%)

49 (36.0)

162 (61.8)

35 (18.4)

20 (60.6)

266 (42.8)

< 0.01

Other districtsb, n (%)

74 (54.4)

86 (32.8)

151 (79.5)

13 (39.4)

324 (52.2)

< 0.01

Outside state, n (%)

13 (9.6)

14 (5.3)

4 (2.1)

0 (0.0)

31 (5.0)

< 0.01

Referral status

Primaryc, n (%)

91 (66.9)

64 (24.4)

87 (45.8)

18 (54.6)

260 (41.9)

< 0.01

Referredd, n (%)

45 (33.1)

198 (75.6)

103 (54.2)

15 (45.5)

361 (58.1)

< 0.01

Feeding practices

Exclusively breastfed for 6 monthse, n/N (%)

3/26 (11.5)

16/52 (30.7)

18/85 (21.2)

1/1 (100)

38/164 (23.2)

< 0.01

Mixed food before 6 months agee, n/N (%)

25/78 (32.0)

130/197 (66.0)

46/100 (46.0)

12/20 (60.0)

213/395 (53.9)

0.08

Exclusive breastfeeding period (in months), median (IQR)

5 (4–6)

4 (2–5)

4 (3–5)

5 (3.5–5)

4 (3–7)

–

Mixed food initiation age in months, median (IQR)

6 (5–8)

4 (2–6)

5 (3–6)

5 (4–6)

5 (3–7)

–

Weaning age in months, median (IQR)

7 (6–8.2)

6 (4–6)

6 (5–7)

6 (5–7)

6 (5–7)

–

Weaning food type

Rice, n (%)

48 (68.6)

116 (53.0)

80 (88.9)

5 (18.5)

249 (61.0)

< 0.01

Wheat n (%)

12 (17.1)

5 (23.0)

3 (3.3)

11 (40.7)

31 (8.0)

< 0.01

Ragi basedf, n (%)

0 (0.0)

50 (22.8)

0 (0.0)

0 (0.0)

50 (12.0)

–

Other, n (%)

4 (5.7)

7 (3.2)

3 (3.3)

4 (14.8)

18 (4.0)

0.08

Mixed n (%)

6 (8.6)

41 (18.7)

4 (4.4)

7 (25.9)

58 (14.0)

0.05

Weaning initiation to illness onset interval (in months)

Rice based, median (IQR)

3 (0–6)

3 (1–9)

4 (1–9)

4 (2–11.5)

4 (1–9)

0.08

Wheat based, median (IQR)

3 (2.5–7)

2.5 (1.2–5.2)

0 (0–1)

3 (2–7)

3 (1–7)

0.05

Ragif, median (IQR)

–

1 (0–4.2)

–

–

1 (0–4.2)

–

Other food, median (IQR)

4 (1.5–6)

1 (0–3)

0 (0–1)

9.5 (5.2–13)

2.5 (0.7–5.5)

0.09

Multiple food, median (IQR)

7 (2.5–9)

6 (2.7–12)

6 (3–12)

6 (3–12)

6 (3–12)

0.1

Any food, median (IQR)

3 (1–7)

3 (1–8)

3.5 (1–8.2)

3 (1–9)

3.5 (1–8.2)

0.1

  1. Notes:
  2. Mixed food: Food used for weaning included at least two of the ingredients- rice, wheat, lentil and vegetables & fruits
  3. aSLI: Standard of living index, was estimated using the household assets ownership (22)
  4. bThe residence of the patient was in other district in the state where the study hospital was based
  5. cThe patient presented to the study hospital as the first institute
  6. dThe patient was referred to the study hospital from another hospital
  7. eThe denominators (N) indicate valid responses received for the parameters
  8. fRagi: finger millet
  9. The p values for some parameters could not be estimated due to small or no value in at least two groups
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