Table 2 Crude odds ratio (95% CI) of nutritional status according to associated factors in multinomial logistic regression

OR (95% CI)

p value

OR (95% CI)

Age

1.02(0.99, 1.05)

0.291

1.06(1.02,1.10)

Gender

1.49(0.91,2.45)

0.110

1.32(0.65,2.68)

No formal

1.79(0.58,5.50)

0.311

1.98(0.90,4.34)

Primary

1.21(0.61,2.41)

0.581

1.36(0.85, 2.17)

Secondary/tertiary

Reference

Income (Below poverty line)

1.29(0.69,2.41)

0.400

1.05(0.45,2.44)

Living arrangement

Alone

1.17(0.48,2.83)

0.714

1.25(0.24,6.42)

With family members

5.56(0.63,53.0)

0.926

5.38(0.48,60.67)

With relatives/friends

Reference

No of people living with

0.91(0.86,0.97)

0.006*

0.90(0.76,1.70)

Loss of appetite

1.28(0.80,2.05)

0.290

1.28(0.65,2.54)

Eating/swallowing difficulties

1.02(0.58,1.80)

0.931

1.06(0.51,2.24)

Food allergies

0.84(0.34,2.70)

0.685

1.14(0.45,2.88)

Vegetarian

0.88(0.45,1.70)

0.680

1.03(0.72,1.47)

Alcohol consumption

2.04(0.73,5.71)

0.167

4.60(2.35,8.98)

Cigarette smoking

2.20(0.75–6.45)

0.141

4.70(2.21,9.99)

Betel chewing

1.09(0.71,1.69)

0.669

1.65(0.93,2.92)

Depression

1.05(0.68, 1.64)

0.823

1.04(0.54, 2.02)

Normal

Reference

Low

0.75(0.23,2.44)

0.631

0.99(0.45, 2.20)

Moderate

0.86(0.35,2.09)

0.737

1.01(0.54,1.90)

High

Reference

Chronic illness

1.11(0.87,1.42)

0.385

0.81(0.40,1.64)

Usage of medicines

0.98(0.75,1.28)

0.901

1.47(0.87,2.49)

DM

0.87(0.36,2.07)

0.731

0.80(0.27,2.44)

HPT

1.02(0.81,1.29)

0.859

1.89(1.15,3.09)

HCH

0.99(0.19,5.06)

0.992

0.64(0.16,2.58)

Tooth loss

1.17(0.47,2.87)

0.727

1.85(0.43,8.02)

Use dentures

0.96(0.65,--1.43)

0.840

1.16(0.64,2.13)