Table 3 Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression of risk factors associated with wasting on childhood less than 5 years old in Somali Region, Ethiopia

 0–24

120 (21.6%)

435 (78.4%)

1

1

 25–47

117 (23.4%)

384 (76.6%)

1.10 (0.83, 1.48)

1.07 (0.76, 1.49)

 48–59

67 (23.7%)

216 (76.3%)

1.12 (0.80, 1.58)

1.14 (0.76, 1.72)

 Male

181 (25.9%)

519 (74.1%)

1

1

 Female

123 (19.2%)

516 (80.8%)

0.68 (0.53, 0.89)

0.65 (0.48, 0.88)**

0.005

 Urban

65 (24.1%)

205 (75.9%)

1

1

 Rural

239 (22.4%)

830 (77.6%)

0.91 (0.66, 1.24)

0.79 (0.48, 1.31)

 Single birth

300 (22.8%)

1015 (77.2%)

1

1

 Multiple birth

4 (16.7%)

20 (83.3%)

0.68 (0.23, 1.99)

0.61 (0.17, 2.15)

 Over weight

47 (18.7%)

205 (81.3%)

1

1

 Normal weight

168 (22.2%)

589 (77.8%)

1.24 (0.87, 1.78)

1.38 (0.91, 2.11)

 Under weight

89 (27.0%)

241 (73.0%)

1.61 (1.08, 2.40)

1.64 (1.03, 2.64)*

0.038

 Large

90 (20.8%)

343 (79.2%)

1

1

 Medium

130 (22.5%)

447 (77.5%)

1.11 (0.82, 1.50)

1.19 (0.84, 1.67)

 Small

84 (25.5%)

245 (74.5%)

1.13 (0.93, 1.84)

1.58 (1.07, 2.31)*

0.021

 Yes

191 (22.4%)

663 (77.6%)

1

1

 No

113 (23.3%)

372 (76.7%)

1.05 (0.81, 1.37)

1.06 (0.74, 1.53)

 Male

211 (23.3%)

696 (76.7%)

1

1

 Female

93 (21.5%)

339 (78.5%)

0.91 (0.69, 1.19)

0.86 (0.63, 2.16)

 Poor

229 (22.6%)

786 (77.4%)

1

1

 Medium

20 (25.6%)

58 (74.4%)

1.18 (0.70, 2.01)

1.17 (0.63, 2.16)

 Rich

55 (22.4%)

191 (77.6%)

0.99 (0.71, 1.38)

0.93 ()0.51, 1.69

 1–2

60 (21.4%)

220 (78.6%)

1

1

 3–4

93 (22.9%)

314 (77.1%)

1.09 (0.75, 1.57)

1.02 (0.66, 1.58)

  > 4

151 (23.2%)

501 (76.8%)

1.11 (0.79, 1.55)

102 (0.68, 1.55)

 Improved

67 (27.7%)

175 (72.3%)

1

1

 Unimproved

237 (21.6%)

860 (78.4%)

1.72 (1.52, 2.99)

1.66 (1.44, 3.98)*

0.041

 Non-anemic

44 (23.9%)

140 (76.1%)

1

1

 Anemic

209 (25.0%)

626 ()75.0%

1.06 (0.73, 1.54)

1.09 (0.73, 1.61)