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Table 3 The association between fasting, other admission factors and hypoglycaemia

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

4.7

3.2–7.0

< 0.001

4.6

3.0–7.0

< 0.001

Age (ref > 5 yrs)

  < 1 month

1.0

0.4–2.3

0.915

1.4

0.6–3.6

0.416

  ≥ 1 month- < 1 yrs

0.6

0.3–0.9

0.049

0.8

0.4–1.5

0.424

  ≥ 1 yr- ≤ 5 yrs

1.3

0.8–2.1

0.193

1.3

0.8–2.2

0.216

Sex

 Female

1.2

0.8–1.8

0.338

1.2

0.8–1.8

0.385

WHO emergency signs

 Present

1.5

1.0–2.4

0.071

1.6

1.1–2.6

0.036

Malnutrition

 Present

4.1

2.5–6.6

< 0.001

5.0

3.0–8.2

< 0.001

Referred from other facility

 Yes

1.9

1.1–2.3

0.021

1.7

1.0–3.0

0.062

  1. a Adjusted for Fasting and all the covariates in the table. WHO emergency sign present if any of the following obstructed breathing, severe respiratory distress, cyanosis, coma, convulsion, shock and severe dehydration