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Table 2 logistic regression result of associated factors with stunting and thinness among high school adolescent students in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar Zone, Northcentral Ethiopia, 2017

From: Nutritional status and associated factors among high school adolescents in Debre Tabor Town, South Gondar Zone, Northcentral Ethiopia

Logistic regression results for stunting

Variables

Category

Stunting

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

Male

17

143

1

1

Female

32

135

1.99 (1.05, 3.75)

2.24 (1.15, 4.36) *

Marital status

Single

43

263

1

1

Married

6

15

2.44 (0.90, 6.65)

2.31 (0.81, 6.62)

Residence

Urban

25

188

1

1

Rural

24

90

2.00 (1.08, 3.70)

2.48 (1.28, 4.82) *

Family size (mean)

<  6

13

126

1

1

≥6

36

152

2.29 (1.16, 4.51)

3.41 (1.65, 7.05) *

Logistic regression results for thinness

Variables

Category

Thinness

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

Male

5

155

1

1

Female

11

156

2.18 (0.74, 6.43)

1.82 (0.51, 6.53)

Residence

Urban

5

208

1

1

Rural

11

103

4.44 (1.50, 13.12)

3.67 (1.16, 11.56) *

Grade

9th

9

77

1

1

10th

7

234

0.42 (0.15, 1.17)

0.27 (0.06, 1.08)

Living status

Away from family

10

122

2.58 (0.91, 7.28)

4.37 (1.20, 15.95) *

Within family

6

189

1

1

Drinking water Source

Protected

5

168

1

1

Unprotected

11

143

2.58 (0.87, 7.61)

2.86 (0.91, 9.02)

  1. COR Crude Odd Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio, CI Confidence Interval
  2. * significant at p-value ≤0.05, 1 = reference