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Table 3 Bivariable analysis for factors associated with extrauterine growth restriction among preterm infants managed at Kiwoko Hospital

From: Delayed initiation of enteral feeds is associated with postnatal growth failure among preterm infants managed at a rural hospital in Uganda

Bivariable analysis

Variable

OR(95%CI)

p-value

Sex

 Female

1

 

 Male

1.59 (0.98,2.57)

0.06

Gestational age Category

 Early preterm

1

 

 Preterm

0.8 (0.24,2.66)

0.716

 Late preterm

1.51 (0.45,5.1)

0.508

Length of hospital stay

 < 14 days

1

 

 14 days or more

1.04 (1.02,1.06)

< 0.001

Birth weight by GA

 SGA

1

 

 AGA

0.07 (0.01 0.49)

0.008

Singleton/Multiple birth

 Singleton

1

 

 Multiple

1.61 (0.96,2.71)

0.07

CPAP

 No

1

 

 Yes

2.12 (1.24,3.63)

0.006

Apnea

 No

1

 

 Yes

11.65 (1.56,86.84)

0.017

Sepsis

 No

1

 

 Yes

4.64 (1.62,13.3)

0.004

Anemia

 No

1

 

 Yes

2.22 (1,4.91)

0.05

Time to initiating Oral feeds

 > 48 h

1

 

 < 48 h

0.29 (0.13,0.64)

0.002

Days to full feeds

 < 5 inclusive

1

 

 Above 5

1.95 (1.17,3.25)

0.01

Feeds intolerance

 No

1

 

 Yes

5.3 (1.23,22.79)

0.025