Table 5.

Factors associated with dietary diversity of adult cancer patients (≥18 years) attending treatment at BLSH, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021 (n = 416).

Variables	Categories	Dietary Diversity		COR (95 % CI)	P-value	AOR (95 % CI)	P-value
		Low	High
Sex	Male	109	47	1⋅78(1⋅17, 2⋅71)	0⋅007*	1⋅50(0⋅83, 2⋅70)	0⋅17
	Female	147	113	1		1
Age	19–29	36	15	1⋅76(0⋅89, 3⋅48)	0⋅099*	1⋅38(0⋅52, 3⋅65)	0⋅51
	30–39	58	35	1⋅22(0⋅72, 2⋅05)	0⋅452	1⋅12(0⋅55, 2⋅28)	0⋅74
	40–49	67	40	1⋅23(0⋅75, 2⋅03)	0⋅408	1⋅45(0⋅76, 2⋅78)	0⋅25
	≥50	95	70	1		1
Residence	Urban	153	125	1		1
	Rural	103	35	2⋅40(1⋅53, 3⋅77)	<0⋅001*	1⋅51(0⋅79, 2⋅90)	0⋅21
Level of education	Unable to read and write	77	39	1⋅70(0⋅95, 3⋅04)	0⋅072*	1⋅34(0⋅52, 3⋅43)	0⋅54
	Read and write	32	14	1⋅97(0⋅92, 4⋅23)	0⋅081*	1⋅54(0⋅51, 4⋅62)	0⋅44
	Elementary	51	29	1⋅51(0⋅80, 2⋅85)	0⋅193*	1⋅61(0⋅68, 3⋅81)	0⋅27
	Secondary	52	40	1⋅12(0⋅61, 2⋅04)	0⋅705	0⋅78(0⋅36, 1⋅67)	0⋅52
	Collage and above	44	38	1		1
Employment	Unemployed	164	90	1⋅38(0⋅92, 2⋅07)	0⋅112*	1⋅40(0⋅69, 2⋅82)	0⋅34
	Employed	92	70	1		1
Family size	<5	130	61	1		1
	≥5	126	99	0⋅59(0⋅39, 0⋅89)	0⋅012*	1⋅48(1⋅28, 1⋅83)	0⋅009**
Income	No permanent income	69	63	0⋅68(0⋅42, 1⋅10)	0⋅120*	1⋅31(1⋅15, 1⋅67)	0⋅003**
	≤3000 ETB	93	38	1⋅53(0⋅93, 2⋅52)	0⋅091*	0⋅92(0⋅47, 1⋅81)	0⋅82
	>3000 ETB	94	59	1		1
Alcohol consumption	Not at all	197	149	1		1
	Once a week	30	5	4⋅53(1⋅72, 11⋅9)	0⋅002*	3⋅97(1⋅20, 13⋅1)	0⋅02**
	Twice a week	19	4	3⋅59(1⋅19, 10⋅70	0⋅023*	2⋅65(0⋅68, 10⋅2)	0⋅15
	Three times and more	10	2	3⋅78(0⋅81, 17⋅5)	0⋅089*	3⋅70(0⋅54, 25⋅2)	0⋅18
Regular physical exercise	Yes	109	90	1		1
	No	147	70	1⋅73(1⋅16, 2⋅58)	0⋅007*	1⋅83(1⋅07, 3⋅12)	0⋅02**
Year of Diagnosis	<1 year	89	66	1		1
	1–3 years	96	52	1⋅36(0⋅86, 2⋅17)	0⋅185*	1⋅24(0⋅68, 2⋅25)	0⋅47
	3–5 years	46	26	1⋅31(0⋅73, 2⋅33)	0⋅356	1⋅74(0⋅83, 3⋅63)	0⋅13
	≥5 years	25	16	1⋅15(0⋅57, 2⋅34)	0⋅682	1⋅03(0⋅42, 2⋅48)	0⋅85
Loss of appetite	Yes	165	91	1⋅37(0⋅91, 2⋅06)	0⋅123*	1⋅06(0⋅59, 1⋅91)	0⋅83
	No	91	69	1		1
Nausea	Yes	140	75	1⋅36(0⋅92, 2⋅03)	0⋅121*	0⋅74(0⋅35, 3⋅00)	0⋅42
	No	116	85	1		1
Vomiting	Yes	91	46	1⋅36(0⋅89, 2⋅09)	0⋅152*	1⋅44(0⋅69, 3⋅07)	0⋅32
	No	165	114	1		1
Nutritional information	Yes	93	91	1		1
	No	163	69	2⋅31(1⋅54, 3⋅46)	<0⋅001*	2⋅23(1⋅30, 3⋅82)	0⋅003**
Nutritional knowledge	Good	141	128	1		1
	Poor	115	32	3⋅26(2⋅06, 5⋅16)	<0⋅001*	1⋅84(1⋅05, 3⋅25)	0⋅03**
Meal Frequency	<3 meals	96	11	8⋅12(4⋅19, 15⋅7)	<0⋅001*	10⋅7(5⋅04, 22⋅7)	<0⋅001**
	3 meals	160	149	1		1

*P-value < 0⋅2, **P-value < 0⋅05.