Table 2 Comparison of nutritional status and other features between cases and controls Adami Tulu district: Bivariate analysis 2014 (N = 428)

Sex

  Male

70 (65.42 %)

179 (55.76 %)

0.08

  female

37 (34.58 %)

142 (44.24 %)

Age in months

  6–24

50 (46.72 %)

116 (36.13 %)

0.05

  ≥25

57 (53.27 %)

205 (63.86 %)

Severe wasting (WHZ < − 3)

14 (13.08 %)

12 (3.74 %)

0.01

Moderate wasting ( −3 ≤ WHZ < −2)

5 (4.67 %)

18 (5.61 %)

0.87

No-wasting (WHZ ≥ −2)

88 (82.24 %)

291 (90.65 %)

Severe stunting ( HAZ < −3)

29 (27.10 %)

78 (24.30 %)

0.43

Moderate stunting ( −3 ≤ HAZ < −2)

25 (23.36 %)

67 (20.87 %)

0.45

No-stunting (HAZ ≥ −2)

53 (49.53)

176 (54.83 %)

Severe underweight (WAZ < −3)

14 (13.10 %)

17 (5.30 %)

0.01

Moderate underweight (−3 ≤ WAZ < −2)

12 (11.21 %)

42 (13.10 %)

0.82

No underweight (WAZ ≥ −2)

81 (75.70 %)

262 (81.62 %)