| Malnutrition (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) | |||||
| Factors | Category | Yes | No | COR (95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) |
| N (%) | N (%) | ||||
| Nutritional support | yes | 29 (28.16) | 30 (13.22) | 1 | 1 |
| No | 74 (71. 84) | 197 (86.78) | 0.39 (0.22, 0.69)* | 0.45 (0.23, 0.89)* | |
| OIS | No | 38 (36.89) | 159 (70.04) | 1 | 1 |
| yes | 65 (63.11) | 68 (29.96) | 4.00 (2.45, 6.53)* | 2.62 (1.49, 4.59)* | |
| Clinical stage | Stage-I | 8 (7.77) | 62 (27.31) | 1 | 1 |
| Stage-II | 36 (34.95) | 101 (44.49) | 2.76 (1.21,6.33)* | 2.1 (.0.86, 5.1) | |
| Stage-III | 51 (49.51) | 55 (24.23) | 5.18 (3.14, 16.46)* | 3.91 (1.57, 9.73)* | |
| Stage-IV | 8 (7.76) | 9 (3.96) | 6.89 (2.1, 22.96)* | 5.23 (1.42, 19.35)* | |
| Meal frequency | low | 97 (94.17) | 181 (79.74) | 1 | 1 |
| High | 6 (5.83) | 46 (20.26) | 0.24 (0.10, .60)* | 0.29 (0.11, 0.76)* | |
| Dietary diversity | Inadequate | 85 (82.53) | 139 (61.23) | 1 | 1 |
| Adequate | 18 (7.47) | 88 (38.77) | 0.33 (0.19,0 .59)* | 0.44 (0.23, 0.84)* | |
| Food security | Food secure | 18 (17.47) | 86 (37.88) | 1 | 1 |
| Food insecure | 85 (82.53) | 141 (62.12) | 2.88 (1.62, 5.12)* | 2.51 (1.31, 4.81)* | |