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. 2023 Aug 29;11:1238348. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1238348

Table 4.

Asociations with biological non-communicable disease risk factors in Sao Tome and Principe 2008 and 2019.

Variable General overweight/obesity Hypertension Diabetes
AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI) AOR (95% CI)
Study year
2008 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
2019 1.86 (1.44 to 2.39)*** 0.87 (0.64 to 1.18) 0.42 (0.20 to 0.89)*
Age (years)
25–34 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
35–44 1.99 (1.53 to 2.60)*** 2.24 (1.67 to 3.00)*** 4.21 (1.13 to 15.63)*
45–64 1.87 (1.47 to 2.38)*** 5.12 (3.75 to 7.01)*** 14.46 (2.80 to 74.61)**
Gender
Female 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Male 0.34 (0.27 to 0.43)*** 0.91 (0.69 to 1.20) 1.29 (0.46 to 3.59)
Education
<primary 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
primary 1.28 (1.00 to 1.64) 0.81 (0.62 to 1.05) 1.18 (0.37 to 3.82)
>primary 2.32 (1.62 to 3.33)*** 0.77 (0.51 to 1.16) 2.18 (0.48 to 10.04)
Adults household members
1 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
2 1.24 (0.97 to 1.57) 0.97 (0.71 to 1.33) 0.75 (0.26 to 2.19)
≥3 1.15 (0.78 to 1.71) 0.83 (0.57 to 1.21) 0.42 (0.08 to 2.21)
Interview language
Other 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference) 1 (Reference)
Portuguese 2.43 (1.48 to 4.00)*** 1.58 (0.87 to 2.86) 0.91 (0.11 to 7.68)

AOR, adjusted odds ratio; *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001.