Table 2 Association between folic acid, iron supplementation and risk of low birthweight using two sources of information (prenatal care record and maternal interview)
CasesControlsCrude OR (95% CI)Adjusted OR* (95% CI)
From prenatal care record
    No.24441 (ref.)1 (ref.)
    Folic acid only11161.26 (0.45 to 3.44)1.31 (0.50 to 3.42)
    Iron only822480.61 (0.34 to 1.11)0.59 (0.33 to 1.07)
    Folic acid plus iron1203650.60 (0.34 to 1.08)0.55 (0.31 to 0.96)
    NA85261
From maternal interview
    No.27541 (ref.)1 (ref.)
    Folic acid only14171.65 (0.64 to 4.16)1.43 (0.59 to 3.47)
    Iron only1454520.64 (0.38 to 1.10)0.58 (0.34 to 0.98)
    Folic acid plus iron1344070.66 (0.39 to 1.13)0.56 (0.33 to 0.96)
    NA24
  • NA, Not available; OR, odds ratio.

  • Crude and multiple risk factor-adjusted for (logistic regression) analyses.

  • *Adjusted for smoking, maternal education, maternal age, Kessner index, body mass index, obstetric diseases during pregnancy, gestational age, and weight gain during pregnancy.