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Table 3 Factors associated with overweight/obesity among adults in Northwestern region of Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 1405)

From: Overweight/obesity among adults in North-Western Ethiopia: a community-based cross sectional study

Variables

Overweight/obesity

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

Yes

No

Sex

Male

39

570

1

 

Female

120

676

2.59 (1.78–3.79)

2.72 (1.74–4.23) **

Performing mild to moderate physical activity

Yes

43

705

0.28 (0.19–0.41)

0.61 (0.37–0.99) **

No

116

541

1

 

Residence

Rural

30

684

1

 

Urban

129

562

5.23 (3.46–7.91)

3.12 (1.76–5.54) **

Age category

< 23

14

183

1

 

24–28

25

246

2.05 (1.05–4.04)

2.82 (1.33–5.98**

29–36

34

220

3.12 (1.64–5.97)

5.30 (2.43–11.56) **

37–50

38

274

2.80 (1.49–5.29)

6.06 (2.77–13.29) **

> 50

48

223

4.35 (2.34–8.09)

7.14 (3.23–15.79) **

Fruit and vegetable intake

Yes

40

509

0.49 (0.33–0.71

0.51 (0.34–0.77) **

No

119

737

1

 
  1. Note: *p-value < 0.05, **p-value< 0.001, CI = Confidence Interval, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio