Table 3.

Demographic, behavioral and social characteristics associated with obesity (BMI less or equal to 30 kg/m²)

Variable	Number of respondents	% obese	OR [95% Confidence Interval]
Age group
18–19 y	526	2.1	0.65[0.22–1.90]
20–30 y	157	3.2
Sex
Female	345	2.9	0.61 [0.22–1.69]
Male	338	1.8
District of residence
Kamuli	320	0	0.96 [0.94–0.98]
Kampala	363	4.4
Class
A-level	393	3.8	11.47 [1.51–87.32]
O-level	290	0.3
Smoking status
Yes	20	20.0	13.56 [3.94–46.66]
No	663	1.8
Alcohol consumption
Yes	78	7.7	4.96 [1.75–14.01]
No	605	1.7
Physical exercise
None	267	4.1	3.53 [1.21–10.28]
At least once week	416	1.2
Commute to school by
Taxi, private vehicle	224	5.4	6.41 [2.04–20.11]
Walk or ride	457	0.9
House hold size less of equal to	10
Yes	539	2.6	1.90 [0.43–8.43]
No	144	1.4
Family SES
Rich	116	5.2	3.04 [1.08–8.53]
Other	567	1.8
Education, Family head
Tertiary	338	3.0	1.72 [0.62–4.80]
Pre-tertiary	345	1.7