| Variable |
Category |
BMI |
COR (95% CI) |
AOR (95% CI) |
| Underweight n (%) |
Normal n (%) |
| Age |
10-14 |
115(63.2) |
67(36.8%) |
1.825 (1.226, 2.715)** |
1.660 (0.698, 3.948) |
| 15-19 |
111(48.5%) |
118(51.5%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Sex |
Male |
133(65.5) |
70(34.5%) |
2.349 (1.578, 3.498)*** |
2.750 (0.972, 7.774) |
| |
Female |
93(44.7) |
115(55.3%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Age difference (youngest) |
I’m youngest |
27(39.7%) |
41(60.3%) |
2.362 (1.279,4.362)** |
0.902 (0.170, 4.784) |
| One year |
10(66.7%) |
5(33.3%) |
0.778 (0.250,2.425) |
0.574 (0.195, 1.684) |
| Two years |
41(64.1%) |
23(35.9%) |
0.873 (0.063,1.644) |
0.610 (0.251, 1.483) |
| Three years |
78(52.3%) |
71(47.7%) |
1.416 (0.864,2.320) |
0.550 (0.219, 1.382) |
| Four & above |
70(60.9%) |
45(39.1%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Started Menarche |
Yes |
27(28.1%) |
69(71.9%) |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| |
No |
72(64.35) |
40(35.7%) |
4.600 (2.552, 8.293)*** |
5.467 (2.912, 10.264)*** |
| Grade level |
4th |
50(63.3%) |
29(36.7%) |
0.475 (0.277,0.814) |
0.488 (0.167, 1.423) |
| |
5th |
37(63.8%) |
21(36.2%) |
0.465 (0.253,0.853) |
0.899 (0.329, 2.457) |
| |
8th |
53(63.9%) |
30(36.1%) |
0.464 (0.273,0.788)** |
0.792 (0.153, 4.097) |
| |
10th |
86(45.0%) |
105(55.0%) |
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. |
