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Table 5 Odds (95% CI) of being obese and AL & , stratified by region and year, HIS, Belgium 1997–2008

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

Year

Variables

Flemish Region

Brussels Region

Walloon Region

1997

Age

 

1.025 (1.015-1.034)

1.012 (1.003-1.021)

1.023 (1.014-1.032)

Gender

Males

1

1

1

 

Females

0.951 (0.678-1.334)

1.367 (0.969-1.928)

0.756 (0.565-1.012)

Education

No or primary

2.713 (1.529-4.815)

3.370 (1.862-6.099)

1.484 (0.870-2.533)

 

Secondary inferior

2.042 (1.204-3.465)

2.137 (1.290-3.542)

1.355 (0.877-2.094)

 

Secondary superior

2.259 (1.404-3.636)

1.308 (0.772-2.213)

1.536 (1.035-2.277)

 

Tertiary

1

1

1

AL

 

1.139 (0.657-1.973)

0.825 (0.336-2.025)

0.893 (0.543-1.470)

2001

Age

 

1.023 (1.016-1.031)

1.009 (1.002-1.015)

1.016 (1.010-1.023)

Gender

Males

1

1

1

 

Females

1.125 (0.874-1.449)

0.940 (0.708-1.246)

0.969 (0.759-1.238)

Education

No or primary

2.256 (1.406-3.620)

2.878 (1.934-4.284)

3.229 (2.167-4.811)

 

Secondary inferior

2.969 (1.944-4.534)

1.148 (0.709-1.860)

2.234 (1.519-3.286)

 

Secondary superior

1.749 (1.169-2.617)

1.765 (1.177-2.647)

2.254 (1.552-3.275)

 

Tertiary

1

1

1

AL

 

1.085 (0.666-1.767)

0.488 (0.294-0.811)

0.892 (0.581-1.370)

2004

Age

 

1.022 (1.015-1.029)

1.015 (1.009-1.021)

1.014 (1.008-1.020)

Gender

Males

1

1

1

 

Females

1.141 (0.887-1.466)

1.168 (0.879-1.552)

0.887 (0.696-1.130)

Education

No or primary

1.785 (1.173-2.718)

3.762 (2.563-5.522)

2.458 (1.617-3.736)

 

Secondary inferior

2.112 (1.414-3.156)

1.878 (1.249-2.825)

2.858 (1.972-4.141)

 

Secondary superior

1.462 (1.009-2.118)

1.505 (1.009-2.246)

2.226 (1.540-3.217)

 

Tertiary

1

1

1

AL

 

0.565 (0.344-0.930)

0.708 (0.425-1.180)

0.833 (0.533-1.254)

2008

Age

 

1.015 (1.008-1.022)

1.011 (1.004-1.018)

1.009 (1.003-1.016)

Gender

Males

1

1

1

 

Females

1.144 (0.900-1.453)

0.678 (0.513-0.896)

1.010 (0.794-1.284)

Education

No or primary

1.529 (0.956-2.444)

3.401 (2.279-5.078)

2.075 (1.414-3.044)

 

Secondary inferior

2.447 (1.657-3.613)

1.667 (1.066-2.608)

1.732 (1.179-2.546)

 

Secondary superior

1.611 (1.139-2.279)

1.971 (1.344-2.891)

1.498 (1.082-2.072)

 

Tertiary

1

1

1

 

AL

 

0.855 (0.543-1.348)

0.728 (0.452-1.172)

0.497 (0.312-0.790)

  1. &AL: daily drinking alcohol.