Variable Thinness (Low BMI for age) Crude Odds Ratio
(95% Confidence Interval)
Adjusted Odds Ratio
(95% Confidence Interval)
Thin Normal
Common crop      
Rice 291 170 1 1
others 257 72 2.09 (1.51-2.88) 2.20 (1.56-3.11)
Immunization        
Yes 269 144 1 1
no 279 98 1.52 (1.12-2.07) 1.55 (1.13-2.14)
Latrine availability        
Yes 274 147 1 1
No 274 95 1.55 (1.14-2.11) 1.50 (1.09-2.06)
Table 9: Results of multivariate Logistic regression analysis for thinness among full cycle primary school children at Fogera district Northwest Ethiopia, September to October, 2012.