Table 3 Results of multinomial logistic regression analysis examining the relationship between ownership of different household assets and BMI

Recreation

Overweight

Obese

Overweight

Obese

 Television ^[No]

1.27⁺

1.39

 Computer ^[No]

1.35⁺

1.51

 DVD/VCD ^[No]

0.98

1.59**

Transportation

 Car/truck ^[No]

0.64**

0.80

 Motorcycle/scooter ^[No]

2.05***

1.23

 Bicycle ^[No]

1.10

0.98

Labour saving

 Refrigerator ^[No]

1.33*

1.19

 Washing machine ^[No]

1.01

1.75

Household asset index

1.15***

1.25***

Control variables

 Frequency of watching television ^{[Not at all]}

  Less than once a week

1.19

1.65⁺

1.24

1.78*

  At least once a week

1.12

1.51⁺

1.15

1.60*

  Almost every day

1.29

2.07***

1.35*

2.33***

 Number of physical activity days/week ^[0]

  1–2

1.10

0.84

1.10

0.84

  3–4

0.92

0.77

0.92

0.77

  5–7

1.04

0.75

1.04

0.74

 Age ^[15–19]

  20–24

1.69**

1.47

1.71**

1.47

  25–29

3.66***

4.42***

3.73***

4.47***

  30–34

4.51***

8.63***

4.60***

8.64***

  35–39

4.21***

14.91***

4.39***

14.68***

  40–44

5.61***

22.89***

5.69***

22.09***

  45–49

4.52***

17.50***

4.50***

17.08***

 Education ^{[No education]}

  Primary

1.43*

1.79*

1.45*

1.78*

  Middle/Junior High School

1.38*

1.63*

1.39*

1.65*

  Secondary/Senior High School

1.46⁺

1.59⁺

1.46⁺

1.60⁺

  Higher

1.73*

1.62

1.72*

1.72

 Current marital status ^{[Never married]}

  In union

1.03

1.77*

1.02

1.82**

  Formerly in union

1.25

2.20**

1.23

2.28**

 Region ^{[Greater Accra]}

  Western

1.18

0.68⁺

1.23

0.67⁺

  Central

1.38

0.67

1.44+

0.68

  Volta

1.14

1.00

1.19

0.93

  Eastern

1.30

0.93

1.32

0.90

  Ashanti

0.99

0.59**

1.04

0.59**

  Brong Ahafo

0.63**

0.33***

0.68*

0.30

  Northern

0.45***

0.23***

0.54**

0.20***

  Upper east

0.53*

0.41*

0.59*

0.36*

  Upper west

0.42***

0.19***

0.50***

0.17***

 Place of residence ^[Rural]

  Urban

1.85***

2.09***

1.89***

2.20***

 Parity

1.04

0.99

1.04

0.99