Prevalence and Factors Associated with Undernutrition among Adults with Major Depressive Disorder in Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with undernutrition among adults with major depressive disorder at University of Gondar Referral Teaching Hospital & Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital.

Characteristics	Undernutrition		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95%)
	Yes	No
Sex
Male	62	115	1	1
Female	65	163	1.35 (0.89–2.06)	1.42 (0.92–2.21)
Living condition
Alone	25	38	0.65 (0.37–1.13)	0.76 (0.40–1.44)
With family	102	240	1	1
Residence
Rural	66	188	1.93 (1.26–2.97	1.84 (1.18–2.85
Urban	61	90	1	1
Medication for MDD
Only amitriptyline	63	143	0.66 (0.33–1.32)	0.87 (0.41–1.88)
Only fluoxetine	52	94	0.53 (0.26–1.10)	0.60 (0.28–1.31)
Other	12	41	1	1
Known comorbid disease
Yes	6	24	1.91 (0.76–4.76)	1.51 (0.50–4.57)
No	121	254	1	1
Taking multiple medication
Yes	51	119	1.77 (1.03–3.05	1.70 (1.01–2.87
No	76	159	1	1
Sleep problem
Yes	53	140	1.19 (0.96–2.59)	1.5 (0.78–2.50)
No problem	22	49	1	1
Taking prescribed diet
Yes	25	31	1	1
No	102	247	1.95 (1.09–3.47	1.09 (1.06–3.41
Alcohol use
Yes	8	47	3.03 (1.39–6.61	2,96 (1.34–6.55
No	119	231	1	1

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