Table 3.
Medical Conditions and Nutritional Status of Study Participants in Dessie Referral Hospital, 2019
| Variables | Category | Cases N (%) | Controls N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hypertension | Yes | 36 (54.5) | 46 (34.3) |
| No | 30 (45.5) | 88 (65.7) | |
| Diabetes mellitus | Yes | 32 (48.5) | 55 (41.0) |
| No | 34 (51.5) | 79 (59.0) | |
| Anemia | Yes | 24 (36.4) | 20 (14.9) |
| No | 42 (63.6) | 114 (85.1) | |
| Tuberculosis | Yes | 4 (6.1) | 13 (9.7) |
| No | 62 (93.9) | 121 (90.3) | |
| Osteoporosis | Yes | 8 (12.1) | 10 (7.5) |
| No | 58 (87.9) | 124 (92.5) | |
| Cancer | Yes | 0 | 0 |
| No | 66 (100) | 134 (100) | |
| Use of anti-inflammatory drug | Yes | 41 (62.1) | 70 (52.2) |
| No | 25 (37.9) | 64 (47.8) | |
| Nutritional status | Underweight | 0 | 9 (6.7) |
| Normal | 55 (83.3) | 95 (70.9) | |
| Overweight | 11 (16.7) | 30 (22.4) | |
| Total | 66 | 134 |