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 |