| Variable |
Category |
BMI for Age |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
| Wastedn (%) |
Normaln (%) |
| Age |
10-14 |
101(55.5%) |
81(44.5%) |
2.322 (1.558 ,3.461)*** |
4.686 (1.810, 12.130)*** |
| 15-19 |
80(34.9%) |
149(65.1%) |
1 |
1 |
| Sex |
Male |
111(54.7%) |
92(45.3%) |
2.379 (1.596 , 3.544)*** |
5.319 (1.733, 16.327)*** |
| Female |
70(33.7%) |
138(66.3%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Age Difference (young) |
I’m youngest |
24(35.3%) |
44(64.7%) |
2.145 (1.156, 3.978)* |
1.018 (0.184, 5.647) |
| One year |
8(53.3%) |
7(46.7%) |
1.024 (0.348, 3.010) |
0.696 (0.222, 2.182) |
| Two years |
33(51.6%) |
31(48.4%) |
1.099 (0.596, 2.027) |
0.574 (0.222, 1.483) |
| Three years |
54(36.2%) |
95(63.8%) |
2.058 (1.253, 3.380) |
0.494 (0.188, 1.300) |
| Four years & above |
62(53.9%) |
53(46.1%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Started Menarche |
Yes |
16(16.7%) |
80(83.3%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| No |
60(53.6%) |
52(46.4%) |
5.769 (3.004, 11.081)*** |
2.650 (1.006, 6.978)* |
| Grade level |
4th |
46(58.2%) |
33(41.8%) |
1.214 (0.613, 2.403) |
1.048 (0.386, 2.844) |
| 5th |
31(53.4%) |
27(46.6%) |
1.214 (0.632, 2.192) |
1.699 (0.627, 4.602) |
| 8th |
45(54.2%) |
38(45.8%) |
3.119 (1.813, 5.364)*** |
4.447 (0.781, 25.335) |
| 10th |
59(30.9%) |
132(69.1%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
*P value < 0.05, **P value <0.01 and ***P value<0.001, COR; Crude odds ratio; AOR, Adjusted odds ratio. |
