Predictive Model for the Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children

Table 2

Logistic regression model of risk of SAM.

Variable	Adjusted OR	95% CI	Coefficient	Score
Low birth weight	2.72	1.18–6.26	1.00	1
History of recurrent/chronic diarrhea	10.34	4.94–21.62	2.33	2
Daily meal’s number <3	9.86	4.66–20.85	2.28	2
Age of breastfeeding’s cessation <6 months	9.08	1.63–50.62	2.20	2
Age of introduction of complementary diet <6 months	3.19	1.38–7.35	1.16	1
Mother’s age <25	16.60	5.92–46.56	2.80	3
Parity <5	6.03	2.27–16.04	1.79	2
Family history of malnutrition	24.89	8.77–70.63	3.21	3
Over 2 children under 5 in the family	5.39	1.66–17.47	1.68	2