Skip to main content
. 2020 Oct 15;78:100. doi: 10.1186/s13690-020-00486-z

Table 3.

Bivariate and multivariable analysis of factors associated with undernutrition in Eastern Zone, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2019

Undernutrition
Variables Yes No COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
No (%) No (%)
Marital status
 Married 56 (33.1) 70 (31.1) 1 1
 Single 30 (17.8) 51 (22.7) 1.36(.768–2.41) 1.101(.58–2.09)
 Divorced 53 (31.4) 53 (23.6) 0.8(.477–1.343) .88(.488–1.587)
 Widowed 30 (17.8) 51 (22.7) 1.36(.768–2.41) 1.14(.585–2.221)
Educational level
 Cannot read and write 76 (45) 118 (52.4) 1.774(.618–5.094) .94(.293–3.037)
 Can read and write 26 (15.4) 54 (24) 2.37(.777–7.254) 1.68(.5–5.64)
 Primary school 34 (20.1) 35 (15.6) 1.17(.384–3.60) .895(.265–3.015)
 Secondary school 25 (14.8) 11 (4.9) 0.50(.146–1.734) .43(.114–1.636)
 Diploma and above 8 (4.7) 7 (3.1) 1 1
Family size
  ≤ 3 86 (50.9) 88 (39.1) 1 1
 4–6 73 (43.2) 123 (54.7) 1.647 (1.087–2.493) 1.21(.75–1.95)
  > 6 10 (5.9) 14 (6.2) 1.368(.577–3.247) 1.23(.47–3.22)
CD4+ cells/μl counts
  < 200 31 (18.3) 61 (27.1) 2.221 (1.296–3.807) 1.84 (1–3.36)*
 200–350 24 (14.2) 42 (18.7) 1.975 (1.088–3.584) 1.53(.79–2.95)
 351–500 35 (20.7) 52 (23.1) 1.677(.981–2.865) 1.5(.83–2.70)
  > 500 79 (46.7) 70 (31.1) 1 1
WHO Clinical staging
 Stage I 87 (51.5) 50 (22.2) 1 1
 Stage II and above 82 (48.5) 175 (77.8) 3.713 (2.4–5.74) 3.6 (2.11–6.18)*
Active TB status
 No 122 (72.2) 148 (65.8) 1 1
 Yes 47 (27.8) 77 (34.2) 1.35(.874–2.086) .66(.39–1.1)
Co-trimoxazole
 No 17 (10.1) 41 (18.2) 1.992 (1.1–3.65) 2.38 (1.21–4.67)*
 Yes 152 (89.9) 184 (81.8) 1 1
Functional status
 Working 99 (58.6) 156 (69.3) 1 1
 Ambulatory 36 (21.3) 41 (18.2) .723(.432–1.208) 1.08(.56–2.07)
 Bedridden 34 (20.1) 28 (12.4) .523(.299–.915) .87(.43–1.76)

Note: a. 1 = Reference category, b. * = statistically associated variable in multivariable logistic regression at P < 0.05