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Table 2 Multivariable analysis for factors associated with elevated blood pressure and hypertension among children born to women with obstructed

From: Elevated blood pressure among children born to women with obstructed labour in Eastern Uganda: a cohort study

Factors

N = 140

COR 95% CI

p-value

AOR 95% CI

P value

Age

 Less than 3 years

1

 

1

 

 3 years and above

1.59(0.75–3.40)

0.229

2.56(1.03–6.35)

0.043

Sex

 Male

1

 

1

 

 Female

2.6(1.21–5.61)

0.014

3.2(1.27–8.05)

0.013

Arterial lactate level

  < 4.8

1

 

1

 

 4.8 – 10

0.71(0.28–1.78)

0.466

0.66(0.22–1.92)

0.441

  > 10

0.55(0.20–1.53)

0.252

0.57(0.17–1.91)

0.361

Stunting

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.89(0.34–2.30)

0.803

1.58(0.52–4.79)

0.418

Wealth index

 Upper-income status

1

 

1

 

 Middle-income status

2.6(1.01–6.73)

0.049

2.29(0.76–6.90)

0.141

 Lower-income status

0.65(0.27–1.60)

0.35

0.44(0.16–1.24)

0.121

Glomerular filtration rate

 Normal estimated glomerular filtration rate

1

 

1

 

 Reduced estimated glomerular filtration rate

1.85(0.79–4.31)

0.157

2.85(1.00–8.13)

0.05

Exclusive breastfeeding

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.67(0.31–1.46)

0.318

0.51(0.20–1.30)

0.159

Hospitalization for severe malaria in the past year

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

1.91(0.72–5.12)

0.196

3.94(1.15–13.58)

0.03

Food diversity

 No

1

 

1

 

 Yes

0.38(0.13–1.07)

0.066

0.4(0.12–1.37)

0.144

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio