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. 2023 May 12;14:100208. doi: 10.1016/j.lansea.2023.100208

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression of abdominal obesity among women 15–49 years on socio-economic determinants.

Sbr Background characteristics Odds Ratio 95% CI SE z-score P > z
1 Age
15–19 years 1.00
20–29 years 3.20 (3.13–3.26) 0.035 107.54 0
30–39 years 7.14 (6.99–7.29) 0.078 180.9 0.000
40–49 years 10.16 (9.93–10.39) 0.117 202.02 0.000
2 Place of residence
Urban 1.00
Rural 0.88 (0.87–0.9) 0.006 −17.66 0.000
3 Level of education
No education 1.00
Primary 1.17 (1.15–1.2) 0.012 16.01 0.000
Secondary 1.24 (1.22–1.26) 0.010 26.12 0.000
Higher 1.21 (1.18–1.23) 0.013 16.85 0.000
4 Religion
Hindu 1.00
Muslim 1.28 (1.26–1.3) 0.012 26.37 0.000
Christian 1.38 (1.33–1.43) 0.026 17.02 0.000
Sikh 2.03 (1.94–2.12) 0.047 30.73 0.000
Buddhist 0.55 (0.51–0.59) 0.020 −16.26 0.000
Jain 0.70 (0.61–0.8) 0.047 −5.3 0.000
Others 0.99 (0.89–1.09) 0.052 −0.26 0.793
5 Caste/Tribe
Schedule Caste 1.00
Schedule Tribe 0.60 (0.59–0.62) 0.007 −42.93 0.000
Other backward class 0.93 (0.92–0.95) 0.007 −9.21 0.000
Other 1.10 (1.09–1.12) 0.010 11.19 0.000
6 Wealth Index
Poorest 1.00
Poorer 1.41 (1.39–1.44) 0.014 34.99 0.000
Middle 1.84 (1.81–1.88) 0.018 61.57 0.000
Richer 2.34 (2.29–2.39) 0.025 81.09 0.000
Richest 3.10 (3.03–3.17) 0.037 95.46 0.000
7 Diet
Vegetarian/Occasionally Non-vegetarian 1.00
Non-vegetarian 1.27 (1.26–1.29) 0.007 40.78 0.000