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Table 4 Factors associated with overweight or obesity

From: Prevalence and correlates of overweight and obesity among school children in an urban district in Ghana

 

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Adjusted Odds Ratioa

95% CI

p-value

Age group

 8–9

1

0.46–1.16

    

 10–11

0.73

 

0.183

   

Sex

 Female

1

0.61–1.56

    

 Male

0.97

 

0.917

   

School type

 Public

1

1.95–5.35

 

1

  

 Private

3.23

 

< 0.0001

2.44

1.39–4.29

0.002

Household socioeconomic status

 Low

1

  

1

  

 Medium

1.87

1.01–3.48

0.048

1.30

0.67–2.55

0.437

 High

2.57

1.41–4.68

0.002

1.27

0.66–2.66

0.494

Eat breakfast

 No

1

0.51–2.00

0.984

   

 2–3 days/week

1.01

0.54–1.53

0.717

   

 More than 3 days

0.91

     

Eat fruits

 No

1

     

 Yes

0.789

0.37–1.70

0.544

   

Eat vegetables

 No

1

     

 Yes

0.723

0.38–1.37

0.319

   

Eat chips, sweets, chocolate snacks

 No

1

     

 Yes

1.17

0.72–1.88

0.529

   

Fried foods

 No

1

0.46–1.72

    

 2–3 times/week

0.89

0.65–1.89

0.728

   

 More than 3 times/week

1.11

 

0.699

   

Sweetened beverages and soft drinks

 No

1

     

 2–3 times/week

1.62

0.79–3.30

0.184

   

 More than 3 times

1.39

0.72–2.68

0.329

   

Physical activity level

 Low

1

0.46–1.49

    

 Moderate

0.83

0.07–5.40

0.529

   

 High

0.62

 

0.667

   

Mode of transport to/from school

 Motorised

1

  

1

  

 Walking/cycling

0.39

0.25–0.62

< 0.0001

0.51

0.31–0.82

0.006

TV watch duration

 2 h or less/day

1

1.31–3.28

 

1

  

 More than 2 h/day

2.08

 

0.002

1.72

1.05–2.82

0.031

Sleep duration

 8 h or less

1

0.25–0.66

 

1

  

 9 h or more

0.41

 

< 0.0001

0.53

0.31–0.88

0.015

  1. aModels adjusted for: age, sex, SES, physical activity and dietary habits
  2. p < 0.05