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Table 3 Anemia and its association with anthropometric measurements and dietary factors among school children, n = 404

From: Prevalence and severity of anemia among school children in Jimma Town, Southwest Ethiopia

Variables

Total N(%)

Anemia

X2

p-value

COR

95% CI

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