Table 6: Comparison of nutritional status of IDPs using selected biochemical parameters among study participants at Debark refugee camp, Northern Gondor, Ethiopia; 2022 (n = 307).
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Categories |
Variable |
Malnutrition |
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|
|
Yes (n = 135) Median (IQR) |
No (n = 172) Median (IQR) |
P-Value |
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Children (6 month-17 years) |
Albumin |
3.800 (0.7, 6.10) |
4.400 (2.4, 5.7) |
0.015 |
|
Total cholesterol |
134 (23, 281) |
150 (69, 272) |
0.030 |
|
|
Total protein |
6.350 (1.4, 9.1) |
7.00 (8.4, 4.1) |
< 0.001 |
|
|
Serum Iron |
61.00 (4.0, 276) |
80.5 (11, 303) |
0.059 |
|
|
Glucose |
74.00 (27, 266) |
79.00 (47, 200) |
0.031 |
|
|
Folate |
5.600 (2.1, 66.4) |
5.200 (2.0, 57) |
0.638 |
|
|
Vitamin B12 |
208 (21, 1506) |
210.0 (38, 1078) |
0.780 |
|
|
Adults (Age 18 & above) |
Albumin |
4.100 (1.5, 5.8) |
4.150 (1.5, 5.8) |
0.646 |
|
Total cholesterol |
138.00 (48, 313) |
155.00 (52, 326 ) |
0.48 |
|
|
Total protein |
6.300 (2.5, 9.0) |
6.900 (2.4, 9.3) |
0.071 |
|
|
Serum Iron |
61.00 (11.0, 263) |
81.500 (2.0, 357) |
0.234 |
|
|
Glucose |
77.00 (33, 268) |
80.00 (35, 306) |
0.219 |
|
|
Folate |
5.800 (1.8, 14.9) |
5.3 (1.0, 84) |
0.624 |
|
|
Vitamin B12 |
202.00 (60, 1269) |
202.00 (24, 1079) |
0.071 |
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