Variables

Normal (n = 233)

Malnutrition (n = 57)

χ²

p-value

Age groups (years)

36.706

< 0.001^*

 60-74

196(87.5%)

28(12.5%)

 75-84

33(61.1%)

21(38.9%)

≥ 85

4(33.3%)

8(66.7%)

Sex

2.290

0.130

Male

85(75.9%)

27(24.1%)

Female

148(83.1%)

30(16.9%)

Religion

1.073

0.300

Islam

216(79.7%)

55(20.3%)

Christianity

17(89.5%)

2(10.5%)

Marital Status

0.888

0.828

Married

144(80.3%)

28(19.7%)

Divorced/Separated

10(90.9%)

1(9.1%)

Widowed

109(79.6%)

28(20.4%)

Tribe

5.299^**

0.200

Hausa

137(81.5%)

31(18.5%)

Fulani

64(74.4%)

22(25.6%)

Yoruba

12(100.0%)

0(0.0%)

 Igbo

4(100.0%)

0(0.0%)

 Others

16(80.0%)

4(20.0%)

Educational Level

2.232

0.526

No formal

171(78.8%)

46(21.2%)

Primary

19(86.4%)

3(13.6%)

Secondary

13(92.9%)

1(7.1%)

Tertiary

30(81.1%)

7(18.9%)

Occupation

0.276

0.964

Civil servant

16(84.2%)

3(15.8%)

 Self employed

70(79.5%)

18(20.5%)

 Unemployed

121(80.7%)

29(19.3%)

 Retired

26(78.8%)

7(21.2%)