Table 4.

Association between the degree of undernutrition and the significant variables as established by logistic regression analysis using the Forward: Wald model.

Variables	Moderate undernutrition	Severe undernutrition	ρ	Odds Ratio	Confidence interval 95%
Absence of treated water	42	18	0.036	6.783	1.13–40.51
Presence of anaemia	20	15	0.014	0.197	0.05–0.72
Low HDL	50	18	0.031	5.189	1.15–23.24
Low IGF-1	12	7	0.023	1.029	1.0–1.05