Prevalence, predictors of low birth weight and its association with maternal iron status using serum ferritin concentration in rural Eastern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 3 Multivariable Poisson regression analysis model of the association between neonates’ birth weight and maternal iron status in Haramaya district, eastern Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 412)

Variables	Birth Weight		Prevalence ratio	95% CI
Variables	Low (n = 83)	Normal (n = 329)	Prevalence ratio	95% CI
Prenatal iron status
Crude model
Normal	11(13.25)	182(55.32)	1	1
Iron deficient	72(86.75)	147(44.68)	5.77	3.149, 10.563
Adjusted mode^a
Normal	11(13.25)	182 (55.32)	1	1
Iron deficient	72(86.75)	147(44.68)	5.04	2.778, 9.143^b

^aAdjusted for age, Mid-Upper Arm Circumference, maternal height, sex of neonates and hemoglobin level, C-reactive protein
^bStatistically significant

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