Table 2 Summary of the five factors that were found to be significantly associated with diaper dermatitis in Thai children aged 1–24 months according to multivariate logistic regression analysis
From: Diaper dermatitis: a survey of risk factors in Thai children aged under 24 months
Factors | Univariate logistic regression | Multivariate logistic regression | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age | |||||
1–6 months | 1 | 1 | |||
7–12 months | 0.48 | 0.37, 0.64 | 0.35 | 0.25, 0.49 | < 0.001* |
13–18 months | 0.28 | 0.18, 0.41 | 0.15 | 0.09, 0.24 | < 0.001* |
19–24 months | 0.33 | 0.19, 0.56 | 0.31 | 0.17, 0.58 | 0.001* |
Type of diaper using | |||||
Disposable diaper | 1 | 1 | |||
Cloth diaper | 4.72 | 3.55, 6.27 | 5.47 | 3.78, 7.92 | < 0.001* |
Previous episodes of diaper dermatitis | |||||
None | 1 | 1 | |||
≤ 2 times | 13.96 | 8.49, 22.97 | 12.16 | 6.72, 22.01 | < 0.001* |
> 2 times | 7.87 | 4.72, 13.13 | 9.71 | 5.28, 17.86 | < 0.001* |
Topical application on diaper area | |||||
Diaper cream | 1 | 1 | |||
Baby powder | 1.64 | 1.10, 2.43 | 1.61 | 1.04, 2.57 | 0.005* |
Baby lotion | 0.51 | 0.23, 1.12 | 2.59 | 1.37, 9.39 | 0.009* |
Total number of diaper changing/nighttime | |||||
≥ 3 times | 1 | 1 | |||
< 3 times | 4.56 | (2.66, 7.81) | 3.72 | 2.04, 6.76 | < 0.001* |