Table 3 Factors associated with stunting and thinness among adolescents in northern Ethiopia, 2014
Stunting | Thinness | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Category | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | P-value* | COR (95 % CI) | AOR (95 % CI) | P-value* |
Sex | Boy | 2.25 (1.40, 3.62) | 2.53 (1.52, 4.21) | <0.001 | 1.79 (1.11, 2.91) | 1.97 (1.19,3.25) | 0.008 |
Girl | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |||
Age | 10-12 years | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
13-15 years | 2.46 (1. 40, 4.30) | 2.23 (1.22, 4.08) | 0.009 | 1.06 (0.62, 1.81) | 1.11 (0.63,1.97) | 0.712 | |
16-19 years | 1.11 (0.58,2.14) | 0.83 (0.41, 1.67) | 0.608 | 0.47 (0.24, 0.92) | 0.47 (0.23, 0.95) | 0.035 | |
Residence | Urban | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Rural | 1.87 (1.16, 3.01) | 2.15 (1.20, 3.86) | 0.01 | 0.62 (0.37, 1.04) | 0.73 (0.40,1.31) | 0.286 | |
Family size | <=4 members | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
>4 members | 2.14 (1.20, 3.81) | 1.75 (0.95, 3.21) | 0.071 | 1.14 (0.66, 1.95) | 1.15 (0.65, 2.01) | 0.639 | |
Occupation of father | Employed | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Farmer | 2.50 (1.45, 4.30) | 1.34 (0.99, 2.34) | 0.234 | 0.71 (0.41, 1.25) | Omitted | ||
Other | 2.26 (1.18, 4.33) | 2.00 (1.00,4.00) | 0.05 | 1.54 (0.83, 2.84) | 1.53 (0.80, 2.91) | 0.196 | |
Type of food usually eaten (staple) | "Teff" with “Wot” | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Wheat | 1.67 (1.01, 2.76) | 1.34 (0.77, 2.31) | 0.297 | 0.92 (0.55, 1.54) | 1.00 (0.58, 1.73) | 1.000 | |
Other | 2.17 (0.98, 4.85) | 1.66 (0.70, 3.95) | 0.249 | 0.82 (0.33, 2.03) | 0.85 (0.33, 2.19) | ||