Magnitude of iodine deficiency disorder and associated factors in Dawro zone, Southwest Ethiopia; the hidden hunger: a cross-sectional study

Table 3 Factors associated with UIC level at primary school children in Dawro zone, southwest Ethiopia, 2017, (n = 130)

Variables with Category	UIC (μg /l)		Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Variables with Category	Sufficient^b	Insufficient^c	Crude OR (95% CI)	Adjusted OR (95% CI)
Age of the student
7–9 years	18	37	1	1
10–12 years	48	27	3.65 (1.75, 7.62)**	3.57 (1.33, 9.62)*
Sex of the student
Male	19	24	1	1
Female	40	47	2.64 (1.24, 5.65)*	2.71 (0.89, 8.26)
Family size
< =5	50	63	1	1
> 5	14	3	0.17 (0.05, 0.63)*	0.14 (0.02, 0.77)*
Family education
Informal education	26	25	1	^a
Formal education	38	41	1.12 (0.56, 2.27)	^a
Geographic location
Lowland	37	39	1	1
Highland	27	27	0.95 (0.47, 1.91)	0.22 (0.06, 0.75)*
Duration of stay
< =1 year	2	3	1	^a
> 1 year	62	63	0.68 (0.11, 4.19)	^a
Family income/month
< 500 Eth. Birr	32	36	1
500–1500 Eth. Birr	28	25	0.79 (0.39, 1.63)	^a
> 1500 Eth. Birr	4	5	1.11 (0.27, 4.50)	^a
Cassava Consumption
Never Consume	57	23	1	1
Consume	7	43	15.22 (5.98, 8.74)**	44.82 (11.0, 182.6)**

*P.Value< 0.05 **P.Value< 0.001
^aNot appeared in the final model (not significant) when backward LR method used
^bSufficient (UIC > 100 μg/l) ^cInsufficient (UIC < 100 μg/l)

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