Table 4.
Bivariate logistic regression identifying risk factors for overweight among senior high school students
| Characteristics | (%) No of students | OR (95%CI) † | p-value |
| Sex | P<0.001 | ||
| Female | 65.0 (289) | 1 | |
| Male | 54.9(155) | 0.26 (0.11, 0.58) | |
| Age (Years) | P<0.01 | ||
| 15 | 12.6 (56) | 1 | |
| 16 | 22.5 (100) | 1.5 (0.61, 3.67) | |
| 17 | 29.9 (133) | 0.76 (0.30, 1.92) | |
| 18 | 21.6 (96) | 0.55 (0.19, 1.55) | |
| 19 | 13.3 (59) | 0.10 (0.01, 0.86) | |
| Mother's education | P=0.42 | ||
| None | 6.1 (27) | 1 | |
| Primary | 6 .4(28) | 1.5(0.23,9.76) | |
| Middle/JHS | 27.2 (120) | 1.14(0.23,5.51) | |
| Secondary+ | 60.3 (266) | 1.96(0.44,8.62) | |
| Residential Status | P=0.37 | ||
| Day | 75.9 (337) | 1 | |
| Boarding/Hostel | 24.0 (107) | 0.72 (0.35, 1.50) | |
| Religion | P=0.97 | ||
| Christianity | 81.9 (364) | 1 | |
| Moslem | 8.8 (39) | 1.13(0.42,3.04) | |
| Others | 9.2 (41) | 1.06(0.40,2.86) | |
| Ethnicity | P=0.86 | ||
| Akan | 39.6 (176) | 1 | |
| Ewe | 18.5 (82) | 0.92 (0.41, 2.04) | |
| Ga/Dangme | 27.9 (124) | 0.78 (0.38, 1.60) | |
| Others | 13.9 (62) | 0.71 (0.28, 1.84) | |
| Eat high fruit and Vegetables ¥ | P=0.77 | ||
| No | 53.8(239) | 1 | |
| Yes | 46.1 (205) | 1.09 (0.61, 1.95) | |
| Physical activity score ¶ | P=0.01 | ||
| Low | 17.6 (74) | 1 | |
| Moderate | 49. 3 (219) | 0.58 (0.29, 1.15) | |
| High | 34.0 (151) | 0.25 (0.10, 0.60) |
¥
Students who eat both fresh fruit and vegetables at least twice per day
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High = At least 7 days of any combination of walking, moderate-or vigorous-intensity activities accumulating at least 3000 MET-minutes/week;
Moderate= At least 5 days of any combination of walking, moderate-intensity or vigorous intensity activities achieving a minimum of at least 600 MET-minutes/week;
Low= not meeting conditions for high and moderate.