Table 3:
The association of different factors with obesity in women; a logistic regression model
| Crude OR (CI 95%) | Adjusted OR (CI 95%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Job | ||
| Employed¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Housewife | 1.91 (1.65, 2.23)* | 1.39 (1.18, 1.63)* |
| Age group | 1.55 (1.51, 1.59)* | 1.38 (1.33, 1.43)* |
| Education | 0.76 (0.73, 0.79)* | 0.87 (0.83, 0.91)* |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Married | 3.59 (3.08, 4.19)* | 2.15 (1.84, 2.51)* |
| Divorced + Widow | 4.36 (3.44, 5.52)* | 1.66 (1.30, 2.13)* |
| Socioeconomic Status | ||
| Very Low¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Low | 1.25 (1.06, 1.48)* | 1.13 (0.95, 1.33) |
| Middle | 1.33 (1.11, 1.58)* | 1.22 (1.02, 1.45)* |
| High | 1.43 (1.18, 1.72)* | 1.31 (1.08, 1.57)* |
| Very High | 1.29 (1.05, 1.58) | 1.13 (0.92, 1.39) |
| Living Area | ||
| Rural¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Urban | 1.30 (1.17, 1.45)* | 1.37 (1.21, 1.55)* |
| Fast food (per week) | ||
| No time ¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Once | 0.90 (0.81, 1.01) | 1.01 0 (.90, 1.13) |
| Twice | 0.91 (0.80, 1.04) | 1.07 (0.93, 1.23) |
| Three & more times | 0.61 (0.49, 0.75)* | 0.78 (0.63, 0.96)* |
| Oil | ||
| Saturated vegetable ¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Unsaturated vegetable | 1.22 (1.09, 1.36)* | 1.20 (1.08, 1.34)* |
| Lard or suet | 0.84 (0.59, 1.19) | 0.74 (050, 1.08) |
| Margarine | 0.85 (0.17, 4.16) | 0.73 (0.15, 3.50) |
| Physical Activity | ||
| No¥ | 1 | 1 |
| Yes | 0.86 (0.78, 0.94)* | 0.99 (0.89, 1.09) |
OR-Odds Ratio; CI-Confidence Interval;
¥
Baseline group;
*
P< 0.01
Age group was entered in the model with 10 years interval from 15 to 65 years old. Education varies in five ordinal categories from illiterate to university degree.
All the variables were entered in the model to calculate the adjusted odds ratio.