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Table 3 Multivariate analysis for the potential risk factors of anaemia among Orang Asli schoolchildren in Satak, Pahang (n = 254)

From: The nutritional impacts of soil-transmitted helminths infections among Orang Asli schoolchildren in rural Malaysia

Variables

Anaemia

P

OR (95% CI)

Age (<10 years)

2.11 (1.23, 3.63)

0.007*

Gender (male)

1.49 (0.87, 2.57)

0.149

Ascaris infections (Moderate-to-heavy)

2.05 (1.12, 3.76)

0.021*

Mother’s educational level (No formal education)

1.37 (0.78, 2.41)

0.270

Household monthly income (<RM500)

1.35 (0.75, 2.42)

0.312

  1. OR: odds ratio; CI; Confidence interval.
  2. *Significant risk factor (P < 0.05).
  3. Variables entered in the model were age, moderate-to-heavy ascariasis, gender, mother’s educational level and household monthly income.
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