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Table 2 Odds ratio of logistic regression assessing the impacts of selected variables on overweight or obesity of rural women in Bangladesh

From: Determinants of overweight or obesity among ever-married adult women in Bangladesh

Variables with categories

Status of overweight or obesity of women

 

Simple logistic regression

Multiple logistic regression

Division

OR

95 % CI

p value

OR

95 % CI

p value

Rangpur (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Dhaka

1 · 10

0 · 87–1 · 38

0 · 44

1 · 04

0 · 82–1 · 33

0 · 74

 Chittagong

1 · 80

1 · 46–2 · 22

<0 · 001

1 · 42

1 · 13–1 · 78

<0 · 01

 Khulna

1 · 90

1 · 54–2 · 35

<0 · 001

1 · 46

1 · 17–1 · 83

<0 · 01

 Rajshahi

1 · 56

1 · 26–1 · 94

<0 · 001

1 · 35

1 · 07–1 · 70

<0 · 05

 Barisal

1 · 09

0 · 85–1 · 39

0 · 50

1 · 02

0 · 78–1 · 33

0 · 89

 Sylhet

1 · 11

0 · 88–1 · 41

0 · 38

0 · 93

0 · 72–1 · 21

0 · 59

No · of household members

      

 1–2 (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 3–4

0 · 77

0 · 59–1 · 02

0 · 06

0 · 77

0 · 57–1 · 06

0 · 100

 5+

0 · 72

0 · 56–0 · 94

<0 · 01

0 · 67

0 · 50–0 · 92

<0.05

Wealth index of households

      

 Poorest (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Poorer

1 · 35

1 · 07–1 · 71

<0 · 05

1 · 223

0 · 96–1 · 58

0 · 11

 Middle

2 · 38

1 · 93–2 · 96

<0 · 001

1 · 86

1 · 46–2 · 37

<0 · 001

 Richer

4 · 43

3 · 61–5 · 46

<0 · 001

3 · 01

2 · 34–3.89

<0 · 001

 Richest

7 · 97

6 · 42–9 · 94

<0 · 001

4.75

3.57–6.33

<0 · 001

Food-security status of households

      

 Food insecure (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Food secure

1.98

1 · 74–2 · 27

<0 · 001

1 · 22

1 · 05–1 · 42

<0 · 01

Patterns of contraceptive use

      

 Never users (Ref.)

1

  

-

  

 Currently users

1 · 05

0 · 90–1 · 23

0 · 54

-

-

-

 Past users

1 · 24

1 · 04–1 · 48

<0 · 05

-

-

-

Menopausal status of women

      

 Not in menopause (Ref.)

1

  

-

  

 In menopause

0 · 86

0 · 76–0 · 97

<0 · 05

-

-

-

Number of living children

      

 0 (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 1–2

1 · 04

0 · 83–1 · 30

0 · 76

0 · 77

0 · 59– 0 · 99

<0 · 05

 3–4

1 · 02

0 · 82–1 · 30

0 · 85

0 · 70

0 · 53–0 · 94

<0 · 05

 5+

0 · 76

0 · 57–1 · 01

<0 · 05

0 · 59

0 · 41– 0 · 84

<0 · 01

Current marital status

      

 Married and living with husband (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Widowed/divorced/separated

0 · 79

0 · 61–1 · 02

0 · 07

0 · 75

0 · 56–0.99

<0.05

Educational status of women

      

 No education (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Primary

1 · 28

1 · 08–1 · 50

<0 · 01

1 · 17

0 · 98–1 · 40

0 · 09

 Secondary

1 · 96

1 · 69–2 · 28

<0 · 001

1 · 44

1 · 19–1 · 76

<0 · 001

 Higher

3 · 43

2 · 70–4 · 35

<0 · 001

1 · 54

1 · 15–2.06

<0 · 01

Age (years) of women

      

 18–22 (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 23–27

2 · 06

1 · 66–2 · 57

<0 · 001

2 · 42

1 · 92–3 · 08

<0 · 001

 28–32

2 · 85

2 · 29–3 · 55

<0 · 001

3 · 57

2 · 80– 4 · 58

<0 · 001

 33–37

2 · 67

2 · 13–3 · 36

<0 · 001

3 · 71

2 · 84– 4 · 86

<0 · 001

 38–42

2 · 61

2 · 08–3 · 29

<0 · 001

4.11

3.11– 5 · 46

<0 · 001

 43+

2 · 51

2 · 00–3 · 16

<0 · 001

4.08

3.05– 5 · 47

<0 · 001

Age (years) of women at first birth

      

 <=13 (Ref.)

1

  

-

  

 13–17

1 · 24

0 · 87–1 · 81

0 · 25

-

-

-

 18–22

1 · 55

1 · 10–2 · 27

0 · 02

-

-

-

 > = 23

1 · 93

1 · 30–2 · 92

<0 · 01

-

-

-

Watching TV at least once a week

      

 No (Ref.)

1

  

1

  

 Yes

2 · 38

2.12–2 · 67

<0 · 001

1 · 31

1.14–1 · 51

<0 · 001

Occupation status of women

      

 Jobs that required manual labor (Ref.)

1

  

-

  

 Jobs that required mostly sitting

1 · 71

1 · 24–2 · 37

<0 · 01

-

-

-

 Unemployed/housewives

1 · 18

0 · 95–1 · 47

0 · 15

-

-

-

  1. Ref.: Reference category