Table 2 Associations of anemia with nutritional status and clinical characteristics among school-age children in Filtu Town Somali region, South- East Ethiopia, 2013 (n = 355)
Variables | categories | Anemia | COR* (95%CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (%) | No (%) | ||||
Stunting (Z score < −2SD*) | Yes | 55 (47.01) | 62 (52.99) | 6.39 (3.76, 10.88) | < 0.0001 |
No | 29 (12.18) | 209 (87.82) | Ref (1) | ||
Underweight (Z score < −2SD) | Yes | 43 (41.35) | 61 (58.65) | 3.16 (2.16, 6.01) | < 0.0001 |
No | 41 (16.33) | 210 (83.67) | Ref (1) | ||
Intestinal parasite infection | Positive | 34 (41.98) | 47 (58.02) | 2.49 (1.14, 5.45) | 0.023 |
Negative | 60 (21.89) | 214 (78.11) | Ref (1) | ||
Malaria | Positive | 7 (53.85) | 6 (46.15) | 4.02 (1.31, 12.30) | 0.015 |
Negative | 77 (22.51) | 265 (77.49) | Ref (1) |