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Table 3 Odds (95% CI) of being obese, stratified by region, HIS, Belgium 1997–2008
| Region | Variables | Odds(95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flemish Region | Age | - | 1.017 (1.013-1.021) |
| Gender | Males | 1 | |
| Females | 1.021 (0.893-1.168) | ||
| Education | No or primary | 1.913 (1.502-2.436) | |
| Secondary inferior | 2.349 (1.888-2.923) | ||
| Secondary superior | 1.724 (1.415-2.101) | ||
| Tertiary | 1 | ||
| Year | - | 1.038 (1.017-1.059) | |
| Daily drinking alcohol | 0.901 (0.699-1.161) | ||
| Current smoking | 0.692 (0.577-0.829) | ||
| Eating daily fruit and vegetables | 0.956 (0.825-1.107) | ||
| Lack of leisure time physical activity | 1.631 (1.400-1.899) | ||
| Brussels Region | Age | - | 1.010 (1.007-1.014) |
| Gender | Males | 1 | |
| Females | 0.934 (0.803-1.087) | ||
| Education | No or primary | 3.140 (2.516-3.919) | |
| Secondary inferior | 1.603 (1.274-2.018) | ||
| Secondary superior | 1.622 (1.310-2.009) | ||
| Tertiary | 1 | ||
| Year | - | 1.038 (1.016-1.061) | |
| Daily drinking alcohol | 0.662 (0.496-0.883) | ||
| Current smoking | 0.836 (0.682-1.026) | ||
| Eating daily fruit and vegetables | 0.956 (0.810-1.129) | ||
| Lack of leisure time physical activity | 1.556 (1.313-1.844) | ||
| Walloon Region | Age | - | 1.011 (1.007-1.015) |
| Gender | Males | 1 | |
| Females | 0.824 (0.723-0.938) | ||
| Education | No or primary | 2.085 (1.663-2.614) | |
| Secondary inferior | 1.875 (1.530-2.298) | ||
| Secondary superior | 1.748 (1.452-2.105) | ||
| Tertiary | 1 | ||
| Year | - | 1.012 (0.995-1.030) | |
| Daily drinking alcohol | 0.749 (0.595-0.941) | ||
| Current smoking | 0.732 (0.621-0.862) | ||
| Eating daily fruit and vegetables | 1.064 (0.932-1.216) | ||
| Lack of leisure time physical activity | 1.795 (1.562-2.063) | ||
