From: Prevalence and severity of anemia among school children in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia
Variables | Total N(%) | Anemia | X2 | p-value | COR | 95% CI | |
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Absent N(%) | Present N(%) | ||||||
BMI for age < -2Z score | |||||||
Yes | 22(5.4) | 9(3.6) | 13(8.6) | 4.569 | 0.033 | 0.39 | 0.16, 0.95 |
No | 382(94.6) | 243(96.4) | 139(91.4) | 1.00 | |||
Height for age < -2Z score | |||||||
Yes | 38(9.4) | 26(10.3) | 12(7.9) | 0.653 | 0.419 | 1.34 | 0.65, 2.74 |
No | 366(90.6) | 226(89.7) | 140(92.1) | 1.00 | |||
Consumption of food from plant source | |||||||
Less than once a day | 186(46) | 76(30.2) | 110(73.4) | 67.99 | 0.000 | 0.16 | 0.10, 0.25 |
Once a day or more | 218(54) | 176(69.8) | 42(27.6) | 1.00 | |||
Consumption of food from animal source | |||||||
Less than once a week | 304(75.2) | 167(66.3) | 137(90.1) | 28.98 | 0.000 | 0.21 | 0.11, 0.38 |
Once a week or more | 100(24.8) | 85(33.7) | 15(9.9) | 1.00 |