Table 3.
Crude analysis of the prevalence ratio of obesity according to the sociodemographic, clinical, and behavioral characteristics of women living in the municipality of Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil, 2022 (N = 1.041).
| Variables | Obesity (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PR | 95%CI | p-value | |
| Age group | 0.027 | ||
| 18–29 years old | Ref. | ||
| 30–39 years old | 1.80 | 1.20–2.69 | |
| 40–49 years old | 1.68 | 1.12–2.51 | |
| 50–59 years old | 1.66 | 1.09–2.51 | |
| 60 years or older | 1.29 | 0.85–1.96 | |
| Ethnicity/skin color | 0.118 | ||
| White | Ref. | ||
| Non-white | 1.21 | 0.95–1.53 | |
| Years of schooling | <0.001 | ||
| 0–8 years | 2.09 | 1.58–2.77 | |
| 9–11 years | 1.61 | 1.23–2.10 | |
| 12 or over | Ref. | ||
| Household income in tertile | <0.001 | ||
| First tertile (poorest) | 2.51 | 1.80–3.50 | |
| Second tertile | 1.92 | 1.35–2.75 | |
| Third tertile (richest) | Ref. | ||
| Marital status | 0.091 | ||
| Single | Ref. | ||
| In a relationship | 1.33 | 0.96–1.84 | |
| Physical activity | 0.001 | ||
| No | 1.49 | 1.18–1.89 | |
| Yes | Ref. | ||
| Smoking | 0.781 | ||
| No | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 0.95 | 0.67–1.35 | |
| Current alcohol consumption* | 0.379 | ||
| Never | Ref. | ||
| Once a month or less | 0.87 | 0.66–1.16 | |
| 2 to 4 times a month | 0.72 | 0.50–1.02 | |
| 2 to 3 times a week | 0.83 | 0.54–1.28 | |
| ≥ 4 times a week | 0.67 | 0.19–2.39 | |
| Pregnancies** | <0.001 | ||
| None | Ref. | ||
| 1–2 | 1.17 | 0.82–1.68 | |
| 3–4 | 1.93 | 1.36–2.74 | |
| 5 or more | 2.50 | 1.64–3.81 | |
| Diabetes | <0.001 | ||
| No | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 1.70 | 1.32–2.20 | |
| Hypertension | <0.001 | ||
| No | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 1.94 | 1.56–2.41 | |
| Depression | 0.007 | ||
| No | Ref. | ||
| Yes | 1.41 | 1.10–1.82 | |
Source: elaborated by the authors; PR, prevalence ratio; 95%CI: 95% confidence interval; *N = 1.035; **N = 1.040.