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. 2012 Oct 17;16(9):1575–1585. doi: 10.1017/S136898001200451X

Table 3.

Socio-economic, demographic and health determinants of overweight/obese and underweight among non-pregnant women aged 19–44 years and household use of adequately iodized salt: Demographic and Health Survey data, Mali 2006,

Overweight/obese Underweight Adequate salt iodine
OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI OR 95 % CI
Age (years)§ 1·06* 1·05, 1·08 0·99 0·98, 1·01 0·99 0·98, 1·00
Number of other wives∥ 0·86 0·69, 1·07 0·95 0·78, 1·16 1·11 0·93, 1·32
Births in last 5 years¶ 1·08 0·95, 1·22 0·82* 0·70, 0·96 0·96 0·85, 1·09
Formal education (ref., no)
Yes 1·65* 1·26, 2·15 0·72 0·47, 1·09 1·33* 1·07, 1·65
Urban residence (ref., no)
Yes 0·99 0·80, 1·21 0·96 0·78, 1·19 0·70 0·49, 1·01
Breast-feeding (ref., no)
Yes 0·77* 0·61, 0·97 1·11 0·81, 1·52 0·92 0·75, 1·13
Use of modern contraception (ref., no)
Yes 1·18 0·93, 1·49 0·66 0·36, 1·19 1·49* 1·10, 1·99
Wealth index (ref., first quintile)
Second quintile 1·14 0·77, 1·68 1·06 0·78, 1·44 0·88 0·64, 1·23
Third quintile 2·28* 1·47, 3·51 1·00 0·73, 1·49 0·86 0·62, 1·19
Fourth quintile 3·15* 2·12, 4·66 0·73 0·51, 1·05 0·96 0·68, 1·35
Fifth quintile 6·12* 4·13, 9·08 0·65 0·36, 1·16 1·15 0·68, 1·94

ref., reference category.

*OR values were statistically significant (P < 0·05).

n 5668.

OR and 95 % CI values are estimates from logistic regression models that include all variables shown in the table.

§OR values computed for a 1-year increase in women's age.

∥OR values computed for one additional wife in the household.

¶OR values computed for one additional birth in the last 5 years.