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Table 4 Factors association with overweight and obesity among adults 18–64 years of age, Hawassa city, Ethiopia, 2015

From: Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity among adults in Hawassa city, southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Independent variables

Overweight/obesity

Odds ratio (95% CI)

Yes

No

Crude (COR)

Adjusted (AOR)

Sex

 Male

41

189

1r

1r

 Female

107

187

2.63 (1.72–4.00)a

2.56 (1.85–4.76)a

Age (years)

 18–24

47

147

1r

1r

 25–34

20

55

1.14 (0.62–2.08)

1.30 (0.74–2.29)

 35–44

50

137

1.14 (0.72–1.81)

1.28 (0.61–2.68)

 45–54

18

25

2.25 (1.13–4.49)a

3.06 (1.29–7.20)a

 55–64

13

11

3.69 (1.55–8.80)a

2.88 (1.06–7.84)a

Physical activity level

 High

35

179

1r

1r

 Moderate

66

131

2.57 (1.61–4.11)a

3.10 (1.72–5.60)a

 Low

47

66

3.62 (2.16–6.13)a

4.80 (2.50–9.23)a

Alcohols intake last month

 Daily

57

105

1.89 (1.21–2.98)a

2.54 (1.40–4.60)a

 Weekly

42

100

1.47 (0.91–2.37)

1.80 (0.95–3.14)

 Never

49

171

1r

1r

Frequency of consumption of vegetables

 More than once per day

22

82

0.54 (0.30–0.95)a

0.58 (0.30–1.10)

 Once per day

38

103

0.74 (0.45–1.21)

0.76 (0.38–1.51)

 3–6 times per week

33

81

0.81 (0.49–1.37)

0.76 (0.41–1.43)

 1–2 times per week

55

110

1r

1r

Frequency of consumption of fruits

 Once per day

51

113

0.97 (0.61–1.53)

1.16 (0.64–2.13)

 3–6 times per week

41

143

0.61 (0.38–0.98)a

0.71 (0.39–1.29)

 1–2 times per week

56

120

1r

1r

Frequency of consumption of meat

 More than once per day

37

46

7.23 (3.33–15.85)

4.34 (1.95–9.64)a

 Once per day

48

102

4.23 (2.03–8.86)a

3.05 (1.44–6.46)a

 3–6 times per week

27

66

3.68 (1.67–8.13)a

2.01 (0.87–4.66)

 1–2 times per week

26

72

3.25 (1.47–7.18)a

1.76 (0.75–4.22)

 2 or less times per month

10

90

1r

1r

Frequency of consumption of egg

 Once per day

49

63

2.64 (1.56–4.46)a

2.15 (1.25–3.71)a

 3–6 times per week

33

80

1.40 (0.81–2.42)

0.97 (0.54–1.77)

 1–2 times per week

36

111

1.10 (0.65–1.86)

0.79 (0.45–1.40)

 2 or less times per month

30

122

1r

1r

Frequency of consumption of sweets

 Once per day

51

62

6.09 (3.16–11.70)a

4.77 (2.18–10.43)a

 3–6 times per week

46

98

3.47 (1.83–6.61)a

3.47 (1.63–7.38)a

 1–2 times per week

36

105

2.54 (1.32–5.01)a

3.07 (1.42–6.63)a

 2 or less times per month

15

111

1r

1r

Household income level

 Low

39

148

1r

1r

 Medium

59

169

1.32 (0.84–2.10)

1.32 (0.83–2.10)

 High

50

59

3.22 (1.92–5.39)a

3.16 (1.88–5.30)a

  1. aSignificant association at 95% confidence level, 1r base group