Risk Factors Associated with Severity of Nongenetic Intellectual Disability (Mental Retardation) among Children Aged 2–18 Years Attending Kenyatta National Hospital
Table 9
Relationship between pre-existing/co-morbid and severity of intellectual disability.
Variables
Severe/profound
Mild/moderate
OR
95% CI
test
%
%
Lower
Upper
value
Cerebral palsy
Yes
20
47.6%
22
52.4%
18.18
3.88
85.14
≤0.001
No
2
4.8%
40
95.2%
1.00
Convulsive disorders
Yes
19
27.5%
50
72.5%
1.52
0.39
5.99
0.547
No
3
20.0%
12
80.0%
1.00
Cardiovascular disease
Yes
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
2.91
0.17
48.53
0.438
No
21
25.6%
61
74.4%
1.00
Asthma
Yes
1
50.0%
1
50.0%
2.91
0.17
48.53
0.438
No
21
25.6%
61
74.4%
1.00
Pneumonia
Yes
6
26.1%
17
73.9%
0.99
0.33
2.96
0.989
No
16
26.2%
45
73.8%
1.00
Malnutrition
Yes
3
33.3%
6
66.7%
1.47
0.34
6.48
0.606
No
19
25.3%
56
74.7%
Rickets
Yes
1
25.0%
3
75.0%
0.94
0.09
9.50
0.956
No
21
26.3%
59
73.8%
1.00
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Yes
1
10.0%
9
90.0%
0.28
0.03
2.35
0.215
No
21
28.4%
53
71.6%
1.00
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Yes
2
22.2%
7
77.8%
0.79
0.15
4.10
0.774
No
20
26.7%
55
73.3%
OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; = chi-square.
