Research Article
Factors Associated with Growth Retardation in Children Suffering from Sickle Cell Anemia: First Report from Central Africa
Table 2
Factors associated with a risk of stunting in the study population.
| | Variables | OR | CI 95% | |
| | Underweight, WAZ | | | | | Hepatomegaly | | | <0.05 | | Absence | 1 | | | | Presence | 1.4 | 1–1.8 | | | TAZ, risk of wasting | | | | | Number of sickle cell crises/year | | | <0.01 | | ≤2 | 1 | — | | | >2 | 3.8 | 1.5–9.5 | | | Age at the first transfusion | | | <0.01 | | >12 months | 1 | — | | | ≤12 months | 3.3 | 1.1–9.3 | | | Number of blood transfusions | | | <0.05 | | ≤3 | 1 | — | | | >3 | 2.5 | 1.1–6 | | | Risk of short stature | | | | | Hand-foot syndrome | | | <0.01 | | Absence | 1 | — | | | Present | 4.3 | 1.3–13.7 | | | Number of blood transfusions | | | <0.05 | | ≤3 | 1 | — | | | >3 | 4.8 | 1.1–21.5 | | | Hepatomegaly | | | <0.05 | | Absence | 1 | — | | | Presence | 4.2 | 0.94–18.9 | | | Wasting WHZ | | | | | Hand-foot syndrome | | | <0.01 | | Absence | 1 | — | | | Present | 1.7 | 1.2–2.5 | | | Severe infections | | | <0.05 | | Absence | 1 | — | | | Presence | 1.8 | 1.0–3.1 | | | Number of blood transfusions | | | <0.05 | | ≤3 | 1 | — | | | >3 | 1.3 | 1.0–1.7 | |
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