Research Article
Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Underweight and Stunting among Adolescents of Jimma Zone, South West Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Predictors of BMI for age
-scores in adolescents in Jimma zone, south west Ethiopia, 2011.
| Variables | Univariate linear regression | Multivariable linear regression | | 95% CI | value | | 95% CI | value |
| Residence in semiurban | 0.1283 | 0.0124 | 0.2443 | 0.0301 | 0.0820 | | 0.2132 | 0.2204 | Residence in rural | | | | 0.0000 | | | 0.0649 | 0.2363 | Sex | | | | 0.0000 | | | | 0.0000 | Age in years | 0.1131 | 0.0746 | 0.1517 | 0.0000 | 0.0594 | 0.0173 | 0.1015 | 0.0057 | Highest grade completed | 0.0685 | 0.0489 | 0.0881 | 0.0000 | 0.0554 | 0.0290 | 0.0817 | 0.0000 | Private school | 0.0278 | | 0.4658 | 0.9009 | 0.1677 | | 0.6016 | 0.4485 | Community school | 0.7070 | 0.0119 | 1.4020 | 0.0462 | 0.7912 | 0.0238 | 1.5585 | 0.0433 | Other type of school | | | 0.1029 | 0.1072 | 0.2767 | | 0.8447 | 0.3396 | Household income | 0.0004 | 0.0001 | 0.0006 | 0.0072 | 0.0001 | | 0.0004 | 0.6156 | Job | 0.1144 | | 0.2298 | 0.0523 | 0.2121 | 0.0967 | 0.3275 | 0.0003 | Abdominal pain | | | 0.0350 | 0.1783 | 0.0073 | | 0.1151 | 0.8950 | Household size | | | | 0.0026 | | | 0.0070 | 0.2662 | Mothers with primary education | 0.0120 | | 0.1240 | 0.8344 | | | 0.0813 | 0.4838 | Mothers with secondary education | 0.1706 | 0.0033 | 0.3379 | 0.0456 | | | 0.1733 | 0.7914 | Fathers with no education | | | 0.0433 | 0.2254 | 0.1205 | | 0.2513 | 0.0710 | Fathers with secondary education | 0.1743 | 0.0492 | 0.2995 | 0.0063 | 0.0312 | | 0.1767 | 0.6745 |
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Source: Jimma Longitudinal Family of Youth; Round 2, 2006-2007. CI: confidence interval.
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