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Table 2 Prevalence and odds ratios (95% CI) for the association of factors with weight status of school children (N = 522)

From: Associations of out of school physical activity, sedentary lifestyle and socioeconomic status with weight status and adiposity of Cameroon children

Factors

N

Overweight/obesity

Prevalence

(%)

Bivariate

OR

(95% CI)

p-valuea

Multivariable

OR

(95% CI)

p-valuea

Physical activity

    

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 ≤ 2 times/week

209

27.8

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 > 2 – 4 times/week

194

14.9

0.2

(0.1 – 0.3)

 

0.1

(0.05 – 0.3)

 

 > 4 – 7 times/week

119

5.9

0.4

(0.1 – 0.8)

 

0.2

(0.1 – 0.6)

 

Sedentary lifestyle

    

< 0.001

  

0.001

 ≤ 1 h/day

196

11.2

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 > 1 – 3 h/day

203

17.2

3.1

(1.8 – 5.9)

 

3.3

(1.8 – 6.9)

 

 > 3 – 6 h/day

123

30.1

2.0

(1.2 – 3.4)

 

2.4

(1.2 – 4.3)

 

Occupation class

    

< 0.001

  

< 0.001

 Low

239

7.1

Ref.

  

Ref.

  

 Middle

149

14.8

9.7

(5.3 – 17.9)

 

8.6

(4.4 – 16.9)

 

 High

134

41.0

4.0

(2.3 – 7.1)

 

4.3

(2.2 – 8.1)

 

Parental education

    

0.765

   

 Illiterate

129

20.2

Ref.

     

 Primary

107

15.9

0.8

(0.4 – 1.7)

 

–

–

–

 Secondary

146

19.2

1.0

(0.5 – 2.0)

 

–

–

–

 Higher education

140

16.4

0.8

(0.4 – 1.5)

 

–

–

–

Type of school

    

0.330

   

 Public

254

16.4

Ref.

     

 Private

268

19.4

1.2

(0.8 – 2.0)

 

–

–

–

Area of residence

    

0.774

   

 Rural

158

17.1

Ref.

     

 Urban

364

18.4

0.9

(0.6 – 1.5)

 

–

–

–

  1. Multivariable odds ratios have been adjusted for age, gender, design variables (school and class), and all significant variables in bivariate analysis
  2. OR Odds ratio, CI confidence interval. a p-value for whole variable significance