Table 3.
Bivariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with overweight or obesity among adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2026 (n = 392).
| Variables | Categories | Overweight or Obesity |
COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | |||||
| Diet quality | Poor | 123 | 34 | 6.04 (3.81–9.60) | 2.46(1.35–4.44)* | 0.003 |
| Good | 88 | 147 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Sex | Female | 101 | 75 | 1.30 (0.67–1.94) | 2.36(1.34–4.15)* | 0.003 |
| Male | 110 | 106 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Residences | Rural | 147 | 102 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| Urban | 64 | 79 | 1.78 (1.17–2.70) | 1.00 (0.56–1.78) | 0.988 | |
| Monthly income in ETB | <10,000 | 62 | 95 | 1.00 | 1.00 | |
| 10,000–20000 | 43 | 36 | 1.83 (1.06–3.16) | 1.54 (0.75–3.17) | 0.245 | |
| >20,000 | 106 | 50 | 3.25 (2.04–5.17) | 2.38(1.26–4.49)* | 0.008 | |
| Household food security | Secure | 124 | 68 | 2.37 (1.58–3.56) | 1.07 (0.60–1.90) | 0.814 |
| Insecure | 87 | 113 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Comorbidity | Yes | 63 | 32 | 1.98 (1.22–3.21) | 1.62 (0.84–3.11) | 0.151 |
| No | 148 | 149 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Physical activity | Inactive | 186 | 92 | 7.20 (4.33–11.98) | 2.36(1.22–4.55)* | 0.011 |
| Active | 25 | 89 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
| Glycemic control | Poor | 173 | 37 | 17.72 (10.71–29.32) | 8.86(4.67–16.80)* | <0.001 |
| Good | 38 | 144 | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Bold and * indicate factors significantly associated at p < 0.05.