Malnutrition, Eating Habits, Food Consumption, and Risk Factors of Malnutrition among Students at the University of Maroua, Cameroon

Table 9

Assessment of factors influencing the nutritional status of students of the University of Maroua.

		Underweight		Overweight
		% (N)	-value	% (N)	-value
Food diversity	Poor	8.8 (6)	0.283	14.7 (10)	0.826
	Average	4.7 (10)		14.0 (27)
	High	9.3 (4)		11.6 (5)
Food consumption	Poor	0 (0)	0.187	27.8 (5)	0.192
	Borderline	11.4 (5)		13.6 (6)
	Acceptable	5.6 (15)		11.9 (32)
Food insecurity	Low	6.6 (18)	0.574	13.6 (37)	0.721
	Moderate	3.9 (2)		9.8 (5)
	High	0 (0)		14.3 (1)
Energy requirement	Satisfactory	1.9 (1)	0.070	17 (9)	0.711
	Unsatisfactory	9.9 (11)		13.5 (15)
Place of residence	With family	10.1 (11)	0.028	13.8 (15)	0.619
	Alone	4.1 (9)		12.7 (28)
Level of education	Undergraduate	5.6 (15)	0.381	12.3 (33)	0.340
	Graduate	8.2 (5)		16.4 (10)
Holding a paid job	Yes	3.7 (2)	0.424	13 (7)	0.925
	No	6.5 (18)		13 (36)
Marital status	Married	5.9 (2)	0.879	23.5 (8)	0.005
	Single	6.1 (18)		11.8 (35)