Table 2 Univariate and bivariate statistics of all neurologic symptom aggregates and covariates among 450 adult men in Jimma zone, Ethiopia
From: Household food insecurity and symptoms of neurologic disorder in Ethiopia: An observational analysis
| Total | Seizures | Extremity Weakness | Extremity Numbness | Movement Abnormalities | Difficulty Speaking | Carpal Tunnel | Vision Dysfunction | Spinal Pain | Comorbid Disorders | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | % | p | |
| Overall | 100 | 5.1 | -- | 28.0 | -- | 22.9 | -- | 17.2 | -- | 5.1 | -- | 12.5 | -- | 40.9 | -- | 11.2 | -- | 40.3 | -- |
| Food Insecurity | 0.003 | 0.256 | 0.009 | < 0.001 | 0.015 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.003 | < 0.001 | ||||||||||
| Secure | 53.5 | 2.5 | 28.1 | 18.2 | 9.9 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 34.7 | 9.9 | 32.6 | |||||||||
| Moderate | 18.1 | 4.9 | 24.4 | 31.7 | 19.5 | 3.7 | 7.3 | 35.2 | 4.9 | 39.0 | |||||||||
| Severe | 28.3 | 10.9 | 34.4 | 29.7 | 32 | 10.2 | 27.3 | 63.3 | 19.5 | 61.7 | |||||||||
| Age | 0.183 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.019 | 0.367 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.134 | < 0001 | ||||||||||
| < 20 | 39.4 | 2.6 | 15.8 | 15.1 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 23.0 | 8.6 | 23.7 | |||||||||
| 20-30 | 44.8 | 4.1 | 34.1 | 27.8 | 21.4 | 6.9 | 15.0 | 53.2 | 13.3 | 50.3 | |||||||||
| 31-40 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 41.0 | 39.4 | 24.6 | 3.3 | 23.0 | 42.6 | 18.0 | 54.1 | |||||||||
| > 40 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Asset Index* | 0.373 | 0.812 | 0.832 | 0.074 | 0.19 | 0.043 | 0.159 | 0.012 | 0.196 | ||||||||||
| high | 54.7 | 4.3 | 27.5 | 23.3 | 14.3 | 3.9 | 9.7 | 38.0 | 8.1 | 37.6 | |||||||||
| low | 45.3 | 6.1 | 28.5 | 22.4 | 20.6 | 6.5 | 15.9 | 44.4 | 15.0 | 43.5 | |||||||||