Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression of the recurrence of hypoglycaemia among PNA neonates admitted to the NICU of selected Northwest Amhara comprehensive specialised hospitals, Amhara, Ethiopia, 2024 (N=761)
| Variable | Category | CIRR (95% CI) | AIRR (95% CI) | P value |
| Meningitis | Yes | 1.17 (1.04, 1.31) | 1.16 (1.04, 1.30) | <0.011 |
| No | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Feeding time | 48–72 hours | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| After 72 hours | 0.9 (0.82, 1.02) | 1.17 (1.05, 1.31) | 0.007 | |
| Length of hospital stay | 1.016 (1.01, 1.02) | 1.01 (1.01, 1.03) | <0.001 | |
| Maternal age | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| <20 | 0.84 (0.65, 1.08) | 0.93 (0.72, 1.20) | 0.586 | |
| >35 | 0.94 (0.82, 1.08) | 0.96 (0.825, 1.096) | 0.578 | |
| ANC | No ANC | 0.88 (0.73, 1.07) | 0.93 (0.78, 1.12) | 0.434 |
| 1–3 | 1.01 (0.90, 1.14) | 1.03 (0.92, 1.16) | 0.584 | |
| ≥4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| GA | Late preterm | 0.81 (0.67, 1.00) | 0.87 (0.71, 1.06) | 0.186 |
| Post-term | 0.86 (0.69, 1.06) | 1.01 (0.838, 1.24) | 0.880 | |
| Term | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| HIE stage | 1 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 0.95 (0.84, 1.1) | 0.97 (0.84, 1.10) | 0.642 | |
| 3 | 1.18 (1.03, 1.37) | 1.20 (1.04, 1.39) | <0.013 | |
| Neonate weight | NBW | 1 | ||
| LBW | 1.01 (0.87, 1.17) | 1.07 (0.91, 1.25) | 0.413 | |
| Macrosomia | 1.44 (1.24, 1.67) | 1.39 (1.19, 1.63) | <0.001 |
Bold values indicate significant variables.
AIRR, adjusted incidence rate ratio; ANC, antenatal care; CIRR, Crude Incidence Rate Ratio; GA, Gestational Age; HIE, hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy; LBW, Low Birth Weight; NBW, Normal Birth Weight; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; PNA, Perinatal asphyxia.