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. 2010 Dec 6;3:327. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-3-327

Table 2.

Factors associated with obesity among term pregnant women in Khartoum hospital, Sudan using univariate and multivariate analyses

Variable Univariate analyses Multivariate analyses
OR 95% CI P-value OR 95% CI P-value

Age, ≥ 27.2 vs. < 27.2 years 1.3 1.0-1.3 0.1 1.2 1.0-1.1 < 0.001
Parity 1.1 1.0-1.2 0.02 0.7 0.5-1.0 0.1
Women's education ≥ secondary level vs. < secondary level 2.2 1.6-2.9 < 0.001 1.8 1.2-2.7 0.001
Job, housewife vs. Employees. 1.2 0.9-1.5 0.06 0.7 0.5-1.0 0.08

Abbreviations: OR, Odds Ratio; CI, confidence interval.