Table 4: Association between BMI/BMI-for-age and the diseases predominant in the study area.
|
Disease Condition |
Variable |
Underweight n (%) |
normal n (%) |
Overweight n (%) |
Obese n (%) |
Total n (%) |
χ2 |
df |
P-value |
|
Eye disease |
Yes |
7 (11.3) |
32 (7.5) |
11 (7.1) |
8 (15.1) |
58 (8.3) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
55 (88.7) |
397 (92.5) |
145 (92.9) |
45 (84.9) |
642 (91.7) |
4.668 |
3 |
0.198 |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Malaria |
Yes |
50 (80.6) |
305 (71.1) |
88 (56.4) |
26 (49.1) |
469 (67.0) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
12 (19.4) |
124 (28.9) |
68 (43.6) |
27 (50.9) |
231 (33.0) |
24.106 |
3 |
0.000* |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Hypertension |
Yes |
4 (6.5) |
41 (9.6) |
67 (42.9) |
44 (83.0) |
156 (22.3) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
58 (93.5) |
388 (90.4) |
89 (57.1) |
9 (17.0) |
544 (77.7) |
20.441 |
3 |
0.000* |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Ulcer |
Yes |
10 (16.1) |
80 (18.6) |
33 (21.2) |
9 (17.0) |
132 (18.9) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
52 (83.9) |
349 (81.4) |
123 (78.8) |
44 (83.0) |
568 (81.1) |
0.974 |
3 |
0.808 |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Enteric fever |
Yes |
27 (43.5) |
188 (43.8) |
49 (31.4) |
10 (18.9) |
274 (39.1) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
35 (56.5) |
241 (56.2) |
107 (68.6) |
43 (81.1) |
426 (60.9) |
17.511 |
3 |
0.001* |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Arthritis |
Yes |
3 (4.8) |
53 (12.4) |
73 (46.8) |
30 (56.6) |
159 (22.7) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
59 (95.2) |
376 (87.6) |
83 (53.2) |
23 (43.4) |
541 (77.3) |
12.718 |
3 |
0.000* |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Worm infections |
Yes |
30 (48.4) |
159 (37.1) |
58 (37.2) |
16 (30.2) |
263 (37.6) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
32 (51.6) |
270 (62.9) |
98 (62.8) |
37 (69.8) |
437 (62.4) |
4.381 |
3 |
0.223 |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
|
Allergic reactions |
Yes |
13 (21.0) |
58 (13.5) |
11 (7.1) |
2 (3.8) |
84 (12.0) |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
49 (79.0) |
371 (86.5) |
145 (92.9) |
51 (96.2) |
616 (88.0) |
12.674 |
3 |
0.005* |
|
|
Total |
62 (100.0) |
429 (100.0) |
156 (100.0) |
53 (100.0) |
700 (100.0) |
|
|
|
Yrs: years; n: frequency; %: percentage; df: degree of freedom; χ2: chi-square; p: probability; *: statistically significant (p < 0.05)