Acute malnutrition

Chronic malnutrition

Underweight

OR (CI-95%)

P-value

OR (CI-95%)

P-value

OR (CI-95%)

P-value

Age

<12

1.5 (0.77 - 3.17)

0.22

0.94 (0.47 - 1.87)

0.87

3.12 (1.47 - 7.40)

0.005

12 - 23

0.6 (0.17 - 2.49)

0.53

0.67 (0.27 - 1.64)

0.38

0.88 (0.31 - 2.42)

0.106

>24

1.3 (0.53 - 3.37)

0.53

0.53 (0.12 - 2.04)

0.36

0.32 (0.07 - 1.28)

0.81

Gender

F

1.82 (1.02 - 3.3)

0.04

0.84 (0.47 - 1.49)

0.56

2.43 (1.33 - 4.67)

0.005

M

0.85 (0.36 - 1.97)

0.7

0.69 (0.30 - 1.57)

0.38

1.05 (0.42 - 2.57)

0.92

Birth weight

<2.5 kg

4.83 (2.15 - 12.89)

0.0004

1.5 (0.76 - 3.01)

0.23

10.66 (3.82 - 44.39)

<0.0001

>2.5 kg

0.21 (0.07 - 0.56)

0.002

0.29 (0.11 - 0.69)

0.005

0.14 (0.03 - 0.43)

0.002

Exclusive breastfeeding

Yes

0.43 (0.16 - 1.07)

0.007

0.48 (0.20 - 1.15)

0.1

0.74 (0.27 - 1.94)

0.56

No

3 (1.40 - 7.13)

0.08

1.13 (0.56 - 2.30)

0.73

3 (1.40 - 7.13)

0.007

weaning

Yes

0.23 (0.08 - 0.63)

0.004

0.97 (0.35 - 2.54)

0.94

0.28 (0.10 - 0.77)

0.01

No

2.42 (1.48 - 4.12)

0.0006

0.71 (0.44 - 1.13)

0.15

3.5 (2.05 - 6.30)

<0.0001

Consanguinity

Yes

2.84 (1.14 - 7.65)

0.03

0.90 (0.38 - 2.12)

0.82

1.6 (0.62 - 4.37)

0.33

No

1.19 (0.71 - 1.99)

0.52

0.73 (0.43 - 1.22)

0.24

2.11 (1.23 - 3.71)

0.007

Dietary diversification

<6 months

1.2 (0.7 - 1.98)

0.45

0.56 (0.33 - 0.92)

0.03

2.04 (1.23 - 3.51)

0.007

≥6 months

2.65 (0.91 - 8.89)

0.08

1.33 (0.48 - 3.6)

0.57

1.22 (0.42 - 3.83)

0.71

Milk/milk products

Yes

0.14 (0.03 - 0.45)

0.002

0.42 (0.45 - 1.17)

0.17

0.16 (0.05 - 0.50)

0.002

No

2.14 (1.30 - 3.61)

0.003

0.72 (0.45 - 1.16)

0.19

3.31 (1.94 - 5.98)

<0.0001

Fruits/vegetables

Yes

0.20 (0.06 - 0.57)

0.004

0.32 (0.08 - 0.98)

0.06

0.19 (0.06 - 0.55)

0.003

No

2.14 (1.29 - 3.66)

0.004

0.78 (0.48 - 1.27)

0.33

3.4 (1.96 - 6.26)

<0.0001

Anemia

Moderate

1.5 (0.88 - 2.68)

0.13

0.47 (0.25 - 0.83)

0.01

2.31 (1.31 - 4.27)

0.005

Severe

1.05 (0.30 - 3.88)

0.93

2.47 (0.72 - 8.79)

0.15

1.44 (0.38 - 7.06)

0.61

Diarrhea

Yes

1.20 (0.49 - 3.002)

0.68

1.15 (0.48 - 2.73)

0.74

7.44 (1.98 - 48.71)

0.009

No

1.58 (0.96 - 2.67)

0.07

0.67 (0.40 - 1.11)

0.13

1.68 (1.03 - 2.79)

0.03

weight loss

Yes

5.6 (1.95 - 20.99)

0.003

1.21 (0.49 - 2.95)

0.66

8.4 (2.25 - 55.16)

0.005

No

1.09 (0.67 - 1.79)

0.7

0.66 (0.40 - 1.08)

0.11

1.6 (0.97 - 2.67)

0.06

Fever

Yes

5.47 (1.68 - 24.70)

0.01

1.40 (0.54 - 3.64)

0.48

2.28 (0.75 - 8.52)

0.17

No

1.21 (0.76 - 1.96)

0.4

0.65 (0.40 - 1.04)

0.07

2.08 (1.28 - 3.49)

0.004