Table 5.

Multinomial logistic regression analysis of factors associated with dysglycemia at admission among critically ill children admitted to JMC, Jimma, South West Ethiopia, 2019

Variables Category		Glycemic status at admission	P value	COR(CI)	P- value	AOR(CI)
Severe acute	Yes	Hypoglycemia	0.02	2.63 (1.14–6.1)	0.02	3.09(1.18–7.77)
malnutrition	No		1	1	1	1
	Yes	Hyperglycemia	0.41	0.82(0.51–1.31)	0.99	0.99(0.59–1.70)
	No		1	1	1	1
Residence of	Jimma Town	Hypoglycemia	1	1	1	1
the care giver	Outside of Jimma		0.53	1.32(0.55–3.17	0.87	1.08(0.44–2.66)
	Jimma Town	Hyperglycemia	1	1	1	1
	Out of Jimma		0.01	1.79(1.12–2.85)	0.01	1.85(1.15–2.96)
Diarrhea at	Yes	Hypoglycemia	0.66	1.21(0.52–2.86)	0.88	0.93(0.34–2.50)
admission	No		1	1	1	1
	Yes	Hyperglycemia	0.02	0.56(0.34–0.93)	0.03	0.54(0.31–0.95)
	No
Mental status	Impaired	Hypoglycemia	0.004	4.13(1.59–10.73)	0.003	4.63(1.68–12.71)
	Alert		1	1	1	1
	Impaired	Hyperglycemia	0.87	1.06(0.52–2.19)	0.78	0.90(0.43–1.88)
	Alert		1	1	1	1