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Table 3 Odds (95% CI) of being obese, stratified by region, HIS, Belgium 19972008

From: Is the different time trend (1997–2008) of the obesity prevalence among adults in the three Belgian regions associated with lifestyle changes?

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)