Table 2 Factors associated with Malnutrition among elderly people in Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia
Factors | Nutritional status | χ2 (p value) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Malnourished No (freq.) | At risk of malnutrition No (freq.) | Normal No (freq.) | |||||
Sex | |||||||
Male | 43 | 15% | 147 | 51% | 101 | 35% | 1.16 (0.281) |
Female | 50 | 17% | 159 | 53% | 92 | 31% | |
Live with whom | |||||||
Alone | 8 | 11% | 37 | 53% | 25 | 36% | 0.95 (0.329) |
With others | 85 | 16% | 269 | 52% | 168 | 32% | |
Religion | |||||||
Muslim | 69 | 24% | 151 | 52% | 70 | 24% | 34.2 (0.000) |
Christian | 24 | 8% | 155 | 51% | 123 | 41% | |
Marital status | |||||||
Married | 24 | 8% | 157 | 54% | 111 | 38% | 42.3 (0.000) |
Divorced | 13 | 15% | 55 | 63% | 20 | 23% | |
Widowed | 56 | 26% | 94 | 44% | 62 | 29% | |
Educational status | |||||||
Illiterate | 76 | 24% | 153 | 48% | 87 | 28% | 32.16 (0.000) |
Primary school | 13 | 7% | 104 | 59% | 59 | 34% | |
Grade8 & above | 4 | 4% | 49 | 49% | 47 | 47% | |
Work at the moment | |||||||
Yes | 11 | 4% | 144 | 53% | 116 | 43% | 53.4 (0.000) |
No | 80 | 25% | 162 | 51% | 74 | 23% | |
Occupation | |||||||
Farmer | 1 | 3% | 19 | 49% | 19 | 49% | 47.60 (0.000)* |
Private | 11 | 5% | 111 | 53% | 87 | 42% | |
Government | 1 | 3% | 20 | 59% | 13 | 38% | |
Not have work | 79 | 26% | 155 | 50% | 74 | 24% | |
Residence | |||||||
Urban | 4 | 5% | 35 | 43% | 42 | 52% | 18.41 (0.000) |
Rural | 87 | 17% | 271 | 53% | 150 | 30% | |
Who covers your expense? | |||||||
Yes | 13 | 5% | 140 | 54% | 105 | 41% | 6.16 (0.013)* |
No | 77 | 24% | 164 | 50% | 86 | 26% | |
Health insurance | |||||||
Yes | 5 | 5% | 53 | 56% | 36 | 38% | 34.6 (0.000) |
No | 85 | 17% | 252 | 51% | 155 | 32% | |
Pension fee | |||||||
Yes | 34 | 20% | 85 | 51% | 49 | 29% | 3.3 (0.071)* |
No | 59 | 14% | 221 | 52% | 144 | 34% | |
Chronic pain | |||||||
Yes | 89 | 26% | 179 | 51% | 81 | 23% | 67.1 (0.0001) |
No | 4 | 2% | 127 | 52% | 112 | 46% | |
Insomnia | |||||||
Yes | 71 | 22% | 169 | 51% | 90 | 27% | 20.3 (0.0001) |
No | 22 | 8% | 137 | 52% | 103 | 39% | |
Khat chewing | |||||||
Yes | 20 | 10% | 114 | 54% | 76 | 36% | 6.58 (0.01) |
No | 72 | 19% | 192 | 50% | 117 | 31% | |
Smoking | |||||||
Yes | 71 | 22% | 169 | 51% | 90 | 27% | 4.26 (0.039) |
No | 22 | 8% | 137 | 52% | 103 | 39% | |
Hospitalization in previous year | |||||||
Yes | 60 | 31% | 99 | 51% | 37 | 19% | 57.3(0.0001) |
No | 33 | 8% | 207 | 52% | 156 | 39% | |
Chewing problem | |||||||
Yes | 70 | 18% | 197 | 52% | 114 | 30% | 6.7 (0.01) |
No | 23 | 11% | 109 | 52% | 79 | 37% | |
Physical exercise | |||||||
Yes | 15 | 11% | 75 | 56% | 45 | 33% | 1.2 (0.296) |
No | 78 | 17% | 231 | 51% | 148 | 32% | |
Depression | |||||||
Depression | 75 | 40% | 84 | 45% | 28 | 15% | 106.02 (0.0001) |
No depression | 18 | 4% | 222 | 55% | 165 | 41% | |