Undernutrition and Mortality among Adult Tuberculosis Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Table 3
Factors associated with the nutritional status of the patient at the beginning of the treatment.
Variable
BMI <16.0, N (%)
BMI 16.0–18.49, N (%)
BMI 18.5–24.9, N (%)
BMI >24.9, N (%)
value
AOR (95% CI)
Age group
18–24
11 (17.1)
25 (39.0)
28 (43.7)
0 (0)
0.001
0.65 (0.53–0.75)
25–34
22 (20.7)
27 (25.4)
51 (48.1)
6 (5.6)
35–44
8 (18.6)
11 (25.5)
21 (48.8)
3 (6.9)
45–60
4 (10.0)
8 (20.0)
16 (40.0)
12 (30.0)
>60
9 (29.0)
7 (22.5)
11 (35.4)
4 (36.3)
Sex
Male
33 (20.6)
46 (28.7)
74 (46.2)
7 (4.37)
0.028
0.31 (0.28–0.46)
Female
21 (16.9)
32 (25.8)
53 (42.7)
18 (14.5)
Treatment history
New
45 (17.5)
72 (28.0)
117 (45.5)
23 (8.9)
0.264
1.46 (1.29–2.45)
Relapse
9 (33.3)
6 (22.2)
10 (37.0)
2 (3.7)
Linked by
PHF
45 (20.2)
65 (29.2)
103 (46.3)
19 (8.5)
0.868
5 (4.7–9.32)
PPM
7 (17.9)
8 (20.5)
19 (48.7)
5 (12.8)
HEW
2 (15.3)
5 (38.4)
5 (38.4)
1 (7.6)
TB type
PPOS
34 (24.2)
44 (31.4)
53 (37.8)
9 (6.4)
0.001
1.21 (1.09–2.7)
PTB-
15 (25.4)
9 (15.2)
31 (52.5)
4 (6.7)
EP
5 (5.8)
25 (29.4)
43 (50.5)
12 (14.1)
Weight group
<50
39 (28.6)
58 (42.6)
39 (28.6)
0 (0)
0.001
1.15 (0.91–2.13)
50–60
14 (15.5)
18 (20.0)
56 (62.2)
2 (2.2)
>60
1 (1.7)
2 (3.44)
32 (55.1)
23 (39.6)
Height group
<1.60
17 (16.6)
25 (24.50)
49 (48.0)
11 (10.7)
0.015
3.53 (1.79–4.51)
1.60–1.75
22 (15.4)
44 (30.9)
67 (47.1)
13 (9.1)
>1.75
15 (41.6)
9 (25.0)
11 (30.5)
1 (2.7)
HIV result
Positive
7 (13.7)
11 (21.5)
28 (54.9)
5 (9.8)
0.602
1.96 (1.47–2.7)
Negative
47 (20.1)
67 (28.7)
99 (42.4)
20 (8.5)
Household member
<3
35 (17.5)
57 (28.5)
97 (48.5)
11 (5.5)
0.019
15.75 (11.58–21.42)
>3
17 (20.2)
21 (25.0)
32 (38.0)
14 (16.6)
PHF, linked directly to the public health facility by themselves; PPM, linked to a TB clinic through public private members (NGOS and private clinics); HEW, linked to a TB clinic through a health extension worker; PPOS, bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis patient; PNEG, pulmonary tuberculosis patient with only chest radiography finding; EP, extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients. BMI, body mass index.
