Variable Well nourished Mild to moderate Severe Total P-value
Body Mass Index
Under weight (<18.5) 0 (0%) 3 (6%) 3 (18%) 6 (8%) 0.456a
Normal (18.5-24.9) 4 (80%) 26 (49%) 8 (47%) 38 (51%)
Pre-obese (25-29.9) 0 (0%) 14 (26%) 2 (12%) 16 (21%)
Obese (30 and more) 1 (20%) 19 (0%) 4 (23%) 15 (20%)
Waist hip ratio (WHR)
High risk (> 1 in male and >085 in female) 3 (60%) 23 (43%) 4 (23%) 30 (40%) 0.262a
Not high risk 2 (40%) 30 (57%) 13(77%) 45 (60%)
*P value ≤ 0.05 was significant, a: Fisher-exact test
Table 6: The association of nutritional status among study population by BMI and WHR.