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. 2013 Jun 27;4(2):116–122. doi: 10.1016/j.jcdr.2012.09.002

Table 6.

Correlates of obesity (body mass index ≥25) (backward elimination logistic regression modeling).

Variables Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) 95% Confidence intervals (CI)
Female gender 1.77 1.37–2.29
Age (45–64) 1.44 1.10–1.87
Family history diabetes 2.09 1.56–2.81
Hypertension 1.92 1.46–2.51
SES-middle 2.38 1.62–3.52
SES-high 2.31 1.34–3.97
Hypertriglyceridemia 1.42 1.07–1.89
Physical inactivity 2.07 1.58–2.71
Hypercholesterolemia 1.44 1.05–1.99

SES = Socioeconomic status.