The relationship between level of mother’s IQ and malnutrition in the child
| Mother’s IQ | No. of cases (n = 72) | No. of controls (n = 72) | Odds ratio (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mantel-Haenszel χ2 test for linear association = 15.71812; df = 1; p = 0.001. | |||
| ⩽70 | 16 (22.2%) | 5 (6.9%) | 12.80 (2.64 to 68.64) |
| 71–89 | 30 (41.7%) | 22 (30.6%) | 5.45 (1.59 to 19.77) |
| 90–110 | 21 (29.2%) | 25 (34.7%) | 3.36 (0.96 to 12.38) |
| ⩾111 | 5 (6.9%) | 20 (27.8%) | 1.00 |