Table 5 Factors associated with malnutrition (acute, chronic and mixed), univariate and multivariate multinomial logistic regressions. N = 1350

Age group in years

 [2–5]

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

 [5–10]

1.08

(0.52–2.24)

0.91

(0.39–2.15)

0.51

(0.34–0.75)

0.61

(0.38–0.99)

0.32

(0.15–0.69)

0.34

(0.14–0.84)

 [10–19]

1.43

(0.70–2.89)

1.57

(0.66–3.78)

0.57

(0.39–0.84)

0.78

(0.47–1.29)

1.11

(0.59–2.11)

1.32

(0.56–3.09)

Gender (Male/Female)

2.13

(1.44–3.16)

2.27

(1.52–3.41)

1.50

(1.16–1.94)

1.56

(1.20–2.03)

2.50

(1.61–3.88)

2.60

(1.64–4.10)

Immunodeficiency by age^‡

 No immunodeficient

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

 Moderate

0.75

(0.40–1.39)

1.19

(0.47–3.02)

0.94

(0.65–1.38)

0.89

(0.60–1.31)

1.24

(0.66–2.34)

0.99

(0.51–1.91)

 Severe

227

(1.43–3.62)

2.07

(1.25–3.42)

1.41

(0.98–2.03)

1.40

(0.96–2.06)

3.32

(2.01–5.51)

2.43

(1.40–4.23)

 Missing

0.75

(0.33–1.69)

0.61

(0.23–1.63)

1.76

(1.17–2.65)

1.32

(0.78–2.23)

1.66

(0.80–3.44)

1.19

(0.47–3.02)

Duration of ART

 ≥6 months

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

1

-

 6 months

1.93

(0.95–3.90)

1.80

(0.84–3.89)

1.74

(1.06–2.85)

1.58

(0.93–2.67)

2.40

(1.21–4.78)

2.54

(1.17–5.55)

 No yet started

1.31

(0.81–2.13)

1.70

(1.01–2.84)

1.09

(0.78–1.53)

1.11

(0.78–1.58)

0.72

(0.38–1.36)

1.11

(0.56–2.18)

 Missing

1.87

(0.74–4.74)

2.48

(0.92–6.63)

0.62

(0.25–1.54)

0.69

(0.27–1.77)

1.78

(0.66–4.83)

2.34

(0.79–6.91)

Malnutrition history (Yes/No)^§

0.95

(0.64–1.39)

1.23

(0.75–2.04)

1.73

(1.34–2.23)

1.99

(1.43–2.77)

1.23

(0.81–1.87)

1.67

(0.96–2.89)

Orphan status (Yes/No) ||

0.91

(0.62–1.34)

0.84

(0.55–1.29)

0.93

(0.72–1.20)

1.03

(0.77–1.37)

1.58

(1.00–2.49)

1.39

(0.83–2.32)

Treatment Cotrimoxazole (/No)

 Yes

1.44

(0.88–2.37)

-

1.18

(0.86–1.61)

-

0.85

(0.53–1.37)

-

 Missing

0.77

(0.10–6.27)

-

0.94

(0.29–3.05)

-

-

-