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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariate analysis on factors associated with undernutrition among adult TB patients in some selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa, 2014

From: Prevalence and associated factors of undernutrition among adult tuberculosis patients in some selected public health facilities of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Undernutrition

COR(95 % CI)

P value

AOR(95 % CI)

P value

Yes (%)

No (%)

Age

      

  < 24

42(29.4)

48(22.1)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 24-30

31(21.7)

63(29.0)

0.56(0.31,1.02)

0.059

0.58(0.26,1.30)

0.187

 31-40

34(23.8)

53(24.4)

0.73(0.40,1.33)

0.309

0.84(0.39,1.81)

0.661

  > 40

36(25.2)

53(24.4)

0.78(0.43,1.40)

0.402

0.55(0.25,1.23)

0.146

Occupational status

      

 Employed(Government & NGO)

37(25.9)

46(21.2)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Merchant /Self -Employed

40(28.0)

82(37.8)

0.61(0.34,1.08)

0.088

0.64(0.33,1.25)

0.188

 Daily laborer/house made

21(14.7)

32(14.7)

0.82(0.41,1.64)

0.569

0.63(0.26,1.56)

0.319

 Unemployed (house wife, Student)

45(31.5)

57(26.3)

0.98(0.55,1.76)

0.950

0.76(0.33,1.76)

0.518

Functional Status

      

 Working

41(28.7)

102(47.0)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Ambulatory

98(68.5)

114(52.5)

2.14(1.36,3.36)

0.001

2.57(1.42,4.68)

0.002

 Bed ridden

4(2.8)

1(0.5)

9.95(1.08,91.72)

0.043

2.34(0.16,33.82)

0.532

TB/HIV co-infection

      

 Yes

37(25.9)

37(17.1)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No

106(74.1)

180(82.9)

1.70(1.02,2.84)

0.044

1.28(0.66,2.52)

0.466

Dietary Counseling

      

 Yes

70(49.0)

78(35.9)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No

73(51.0)

139(64.1)

1.71(1.11,2.63)

0.014

1.79(1.03,3.12)

0.039

Eating Problem

      

 Yes

31(21.7)

28(12.9)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 No

112(78.3)

189(87.1)

1.87(1.07,3.28)

0.029

1.75(0.85,3.62)

0.129

Type of TB

      

 Pulmonary TB

109(76.2)

150(69.1)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Extra pulmonary TB

34(23.8)

67(30.9)

0.70(0.43,1.13)

0.143

0.77(0.41,1.45)

0.420

Income(N = 256)

      

  < 800 ETB

38(36.5)

39(25.7)

1.00

 

1.00

 

 800-1500 ETB

34(32.7)

54(35.5)

0.65(0.35,1.20)

0.167

0.61(0.31,1.19)

0.061

  > 1500 ETB

32(30.8)

59(38.8)

0.56(0.30,1.04)

0.064

0.51(0.25,1.03)

0.593