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Table 2 The association between fasting, other admission factors and low glycaemia

From: Feeding practices and association of fasting and low or hypo glycaemia in severe paediatric illnesses in Malawi – a mixed method study

Variable

UOR

95% CI

P-value

AORa

95% CI

P-value

Fasting hours

  ≥ 8 h

3.1

2.5–3.9

< 0.001

2.9

2.3–3.7

< 0.001

Age (ref > 5 yrs)

1.0

     

  < 1 month

1.9

1.3–2.9

0.002

3.0

2.0–4.9

< 0.001

  ≥ 1 month- < 1 yrs

0.6

0.4–8.3

0.003

0.8

0.6–1.2

0.381

   1 yr- ≤ 5 yrs

1.6

1.2–2.1

0.001

1.8

1.3–2.3

< 0.001

Sex

 Female

1.0

0.8–1.2

0.703

0.9

0.7–1.2

0.533

WHO Emergency signs

 Present

0.7

0.5–0.9

0.005

0.7

0.6–0.9

0.018

Malnutrition

 Present

2.5

1.9–3.6

< 0.001

2.9

2.0–4.1

< 0.001

Referred from other facility

 Yes

1.6

1.2–2.1

0.002

1.5

1.1–2.0

0.005

  1. aAdjusted for fasting and all the covariates in the table
  2. WHO emergency sign present if any of the following obstructed breathing, severe respiratory distress, cyanosis, coma, convulsion, shock and severe dehydration
  3. UOR Unadjusted odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence interval