Table 3 Predictors of underweight among Ugandan women aged 20–49 years

Age

0.131

 40 to 49

1

1

1

 30 to 39

0.76 (0.54–1.06)

0.83 (0.59–1.17)

0.78 (0.55–1.10)

 20 to 29

0.74 (0.55–1.00)

0.92 (0.66–1.28)

0.76 (0.54–1.07)

Education Level

< 0.001

 Higher

1

1

1

 Secondary

1.50 (0.66–3.43)

1.43 (0.63–3.23)

1.29 (0.56–2.96)

 Primary

2.56 (1.17–5.57)

1.58 (0.75–3.30)

1.42 (0.66–3.07)

 No Education

4.00 (1.77–9.07)

2.16 (0.97–4.81)

1.96 (0.85–4.50)

Marital Status

0.409

 Not married

1

1

1

 Married

0.89 (0.68–1.17)

0.81 (0.60–1.11)

0.89 (0.65–1.22)

Working Status

0.334

 Working

1

1

1

 Not working

0.84 (0.59–1.20)

1.09 (0.75–1.58)

1.06 (0.73–1.54)

Region

< 0.001

 Northern

1

1

1

 Western

0.25 (0.18–0.35)

0.30 (0.20–0.44) *

0.35 (0.24–0.51)

 Eastern

0.34 (0.23–0.50)

0.42 (0.28–0.63) *

0.44 (0.29–0.67)

Central

0.25 (0.16–0.39)

0.42 (0.25–0.72) *

0.51 (0.30–0.89)

Household Size

0.04

 Less than 6

1

1

1

 Six and above

1.29 (1.01–1.65)

1.13 (0.88–1.46)

1.13 (0.87–1.45)

Wealth Index

< 0.001

 Richest

1

1

1

 Richer

1.41 (0.80–2.49)

1.56 (0.86–2.83)

1.20 (0.63–2.27)

 Middle

2.15 (1.24–3.71)

2.49 (1.25–4.99) *

1.75 (0.85–3.62)

 Poorer

3.24 (1.92–5.46)

3.07 (1.57–5.97) *

2.00 (0.99–4.01)

 Poorest

5.28 (3.25–8.57)

3.60 (1.85–7.00) *

2.24 (1.12–4.48)

Residence

0.05

 Urban

1

1

1

 Rural

1.43 (0.99–2.04)

0.63 (0.41–0.96) *

0.60 (0.39–0.94) *

 Male

1

1

1

 Female

1.18 (0.91–1.54)

1.16 (0.85–1.60)

1.15 (0.83–1.59)