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. 2021 Aug 16;16(8):e0254166. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0254166

Table 7. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression of factors associated with thinness among urban school adolescent girls, 2020 (n = 381).

Variable Response Thinness COR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
No Yes
Father education Unable to read and write 20 3 1.230(0.310–4.888) 1.112(0.267–4.631)
Read and write 90 21 1.913(0.851–4.302) 1.658(0.719–3.824)
Primary school 86 5 0.477(0.156–1.454) 0.511(0.163–1.597)
Secondary school 57 7 1.007(0.362–2.802) 1.321(0.456–3.825)
College and above 82 10 1.0 1.0
Age category Early 111 31 8.378(2.480–28.301) 8.378(2.480–28.301) ***
Middle 134 12 2.687(0.737–9.789) 2.687(0.737–9.789)
Late 90 3 1.0 1.0
Mother education Unable to read and write 69 9 1.728(0.505–5.919) 2.421(0.525–11.151)
Read and write 85 18 2.806(0.901–8.742) 3.256(0.803–13.209)
Primary 72 7 1.288(0.359–4.627) 1.512(0.356–6.430)
Secondary 56 8 1.893(0.538–6.657) 2.520(0.614–10.339)
College and above 53 4 1.0 1.0
Availability of latrine No 36 8 1.749(0.757–4.039) 1.317(0.502–3.455)
Yes 299 38 1.0 1.0
Wash hands after visited toilet No 135 14 0.648(0.333–1.260) 0.613(0.305–1.232)
Yes 200 32 1.0 1.0
Adolescent education Primary 183 40 5.537(2.286–13.412) 2.592(0.723–9.293)
Secondary 152 6 1.0 1.0
Wealth index Lower class 37 2 0.775(0.123–4.890) 1.256(0.170–9.285)
Middle class 255 41 2.305(0.683–7.775) 1.606(0.431–5.986)
Upper class 43 3 1.0 1.0

*** = p value<0.00, p-value of Hosmer and Lemeshow test: 0.901.