Table 3 Odds ratio of logistic regression assessing the impacts of selected variables on overweight or obesity of urban women in Bangladesh

 Rangpur (Ref.)

1

1

 Dhaka

1 · 59

1 · 28–1 · 98

<0 · 001

0 · 95

0 · 74–1 · 21

0 · 65

 Chittagong

1 · 19

0 · 95–1 · 51

0 · 13

0 · 99

0 · 77–1 · 28

0 · 96

 Khulna

1 · 69

1 · 34–2 · 13

<0 · 001

1 · 32

1 · 02–1 · 70

<0 · 05

 Rajshahi

1 · 43

1 · 13–1 · 82

<0 · 01

1 · 09

0 · 84–1 · 41

0 · 52

 Barisal

1 · 35

1 · 05–1 · 75

<0 · 05

1 · 07

0 · 81–1 · 42

0 · 62

 Sylhet

1 · 46

1 · 14–1 · 88

<0 · 01

0 · 95

0 · 72–1 · 26

0 · 74

No · of household members

 1–2 (Ref.)

1

-

 3–4

1 · 20

0 · 91–1 · 61

0 · 21

-

-

-

 5+

1 · 19

0 · 91–1 · 59

0 · 22

-

-

-

Wealth index of households

 Poorest (Ref.)

1

1

 Poorer

1 · 67

0 · 99–2 · 87

0 · 06

1 · 55

0 · 89–2 · 76

0 · 13

 Middle

2 · 88

1 · 83–4 · 70

<0 · 001

2 · 45

1 · 51–4 · 15

<0 · 001

 Richer

4 · 59

3 · 04–7 · 23

<0 · 001

3 · 32

2 · 11–5.49

<0 · 001

 Richest

11 · 48

7 · 72–17 · 92

<0 · 001

6.36

4.02–10 · 55

<0 · 001

Food-security status of households

 Food insecure (Ref.)

1

1

 Food secure

2 · 22

1.92–2 · 59

<0 · 001

1 · 25

1 · 05–1 · 49

<0 · 01

Patterns of contraceptive use

 Never users (Ref.)

1

-

 Current users

1 · 11

0 · 94–1 · 32

0 · 21

-

-

-

 Past users

1 · 12

0 · 93–1 · 35

0 · 25

-

-

-

Menopausal status of women

 Not in menopause (Ref.)

1

-

 In menopause

0 · 91

0 · 80–1 · 03

0 · 15

-

-

-

Number of living children

 0 (Ref.)

1

-

 1-2

1 · 49

1 · 20–1 · 87

<0 · 001

-

-

-

 3-4

1 · 59

1 · 27–2 · 01

<0 · 001

–

-

-

 5+

1 · 30

0 · 95–1 · 76

0 · 09

-

-

-

Current marital status

 Married and living with husband (Ref.)

1

-

 Widowed/divorced/separated

0 · 79

0 · 62–0 · 99

0 · 05

-

-

-

Educational status of women

 No education (Ref.)

1

1

 Primary

1 · 16

0 · 96–1 · 40

0 · 13

1 · 20

0 · 97–1 · 47

0 · 09

 Secondary

1 · 87

1 · 58–2 · 21

<0 · 001

1 · 50

1 · 23–1 · 84

<0 · 001

 Higher

2 · 93

2 · 41–3 · 57

<0 · 001

1 · 60

1 · 26–2.03

<0 · 001

Age (years) of women

 18–22 (Ref.)

1

1

 23–27

2 · 15

1 · 72–2 · 70

<0 · 001

2 · 12

1 · 69–2 · 68

<0 · 001

 28–32

3 · 11

2 · 49–3 · 89

<0 · 001

2 · 97

2 · 35–3 · 76

<0 · 001

 33–37

3 · 75

2 · 98–4 · 74

<0 · 001

3 · 70

2 · 90–4 · 74

<0 · 001

 38–42

4 · 09

3 · 25–5 · 16

<0 · 001

4 · 56

3 · 57–5 · 86

<0 · 001

 43+

3 · 66

2 · 92–4 · 61

<0 · 001

4.06

3.18–5.21

<0 · 001

Age (years) of women at first birth

 <=13 (Ref.)

1

-

 13–17

1 · 15

0 · 82–1 · 65

0 · 42

-

-

-

 18–22

1 · 40

0 · 99–2 · 00

0 · 06

-

-

-

 > = 23

2 · 25

1 · 56–3 · 29

<0 · 001

-

-

-

Watching TV at least once a week

 No

1

1

 Yes

3.01

2 · 58–3.53

<0 · 001

1 · 49

1 · 24–1 · 80

<0 · 001

Occupation status of women

 Jobs that required manual labor (Ref.)

1

1

 Jobs that required mostly sitting

2 · 33

1 · 75–3 · 08

<0 · 001

1 · 33

0 · 97–1 · 82

0 · 08

 Unemployed/Housewife

1 · 85

1 · 55–2 · 23

<0 · 001

1 · 44

1 · 18–1 · 76

<0 · 001