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Table 4 Factors associated with oedema among 351 children admitted with severe acute malnutrition with odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI)

From: Predictors of oedema among children hospitalized with severe acute malnutrition in Jimma University Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

 

  Simple logistic regression

Multiple logistic regression

 
  

Model I

Model II

 

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

P-value

< 5 yr

      

Age category, mo

      

  6-12

Reference

 

Reference

 

Reference

 

  13-24

3.06 (1.46; 6.41)

0.003

3.11 (1.48; 6.55)

0.003

3.04 (1.42;6.53)

0.04

  25-36

3.80 (1.77; 8.11)

0.001

3.82 (1.78; 8.18)

0.001

3.67 (1.67;8.02)

0.001

  37-59

4.61 (2.00; 10.71)

< 0.001

4.74 (2.04; 11.04)

< 0.001

5.08 (2.10;12.35)

< 0.001

  Female sex

1.25 (0.75; 2.10)

0.40

0.76 (0.45; 1.30)

0.35

  

  Height-for-age Z-score

1.08 (0.93; 1.26)

0.29

1.15 (0.98; 1.35)

0.09

  

  Admission seasona

      

  Pre-harvest

Reference

     

  Post-harvest

1.43 (0.87; 2.36)

0.16

1.28 (0.76; 2.14)

0.35

  

  Co-infection b

      

  TB

0.24 (0.07; 0.78)

0.02

0.16 (0.04; 0.55)

0.004

0.20 (0.06; 0.70)

0.01

  Pneumonia

0.44 (0.25; 0.80)

0.007

0.47 (0.22; 0.76)

0.02

  

  Diarrhea

0.41 (0.22; 0.74)

0.003

0.41 (0.23; 0.81)

0.004

0.40 (0.21; 0.73)

0.003

  Malaria

1.92 (0.38; 9.71)

0.43

2.0 (0.37; 10.30)

0.42

  

  HIV status

      

  Negative

Reference

     

  Positive

0.12 (0.01; 1.08)

0.06

0.14 (0.02;1.27)

0.08

  

  Unknown

1.03 (0.60; 1.79)

0.91

1.15(0.66; 2.02)

0.62

  

Reported illnessc

      

  Fever

0.68 (0.39; 1.20)

0.18

0.73 (0.41; 1.30)

0.28

  

  Diarrhea

1.4 (0.74; 2.08)

0.42

1.25 (0.73; 2.14)

0.41

  

  Cough

0.44 (0.26; 0.73)

0.002

0.48 (0.28; 0.82)

0.007

  

  Measles

0.48 (0.17; 1.32)

0.15

0.61 (0.21; 1.75)

0.35

  

≥ 5 yr

      

  Age category, mo

      

  60-95

Reference

 

Reference

   

  96-168

0.37 (0.15; 0.91)

0.03

0.39 (0.16; 0.99)

0.05

0.34 (0.13; 0.88)

0.03

  Female sex

0.47 (0.20; 1.11)

0.09

    

  Height-for-age Z-score

0.83 (0.62; 1.12)

0.23

0.83 (0.60; 1.15)

0.27

  

  Admission season

      

  Pre-harvest

Reference

     

  Post-harvest

0.93 (0.39; 2.20)

0.86

1.21 (0.48; 3.05)

0.71

  

Co-diagnosesb

      

  TB

0.25 (0.02; 3.2)

0.30

0.20 (0 .01; 2.20)

0.18

  

  Pneumonia

0.31 (0.04; 2.30)

0.25

0.42 (0 .05; 3.34)

0.42

  

  Diarrhea

0.15 (0.01; 1.66)

0.12

0.23 (0 .02; 2.18)

0.20

  

  HIV status

      

  Negative

Reference

     

  Positive

0.28 (0.02; 3.20)

0.30

0.38 (0.02; 4.66)

0.45

  

  Unknown

0.64 (0.25; 1.62)

0.35

0.65 (0.25; 1.71)

0.38

  

Reported illnessc

      

  Fever

0.52 (0.20; 1.31)

0.17

0.41 (0.15; 1.12)

0.08

  

  Diarrhea

0.96 (0.40; 2.30)

0.92

0.88 (0.35; 2.18)

0.78

  

  Cough

0.61 (0.26; 1.42)

0.25

0.60 (0.24; 1.44)

0.25

  

  Measles

2.67 (0.30; 25.00)

0.38

2.68 (0.27; 27.0)

0.40

  
  1. aPre-harvest (June -Nov) and post-harvest (Dec-May).
  2. bMajor diagnoses during admission.
  3. cIllnesses within one month before admission as reported by caretaker.
  4. Model I: adjusted for age and sex.
  5. Model II: adjusted for age, sex, co-infection, admission season and height-for-age Z-score.
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