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. 2014 Sep 4;9(9):e106723. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0106723

Table 3. Factors associated with the difference prevalence of obesity from multivariate logistic regression models in Kazakh and Uyghur rural adults*.

Variables Kazakh Uyghur
P value OR value OR 95% CI P value OR value OR 95% CI
Meat
No or <1 kg per month 0.004 1.000 <0.001 1.000
1–2 kg per month 0.721 0.936 0.650∼1.346 <0.001 1.463 1.259∼1.700
≥2 kg per month 0.043 1.467 1.031∼2.124 <0.001 1.621 1.337∼1.965
Sex
Male <0.001 1.000 <0.001 1.000
Female 0.001 1.615 1.214∼2.148 <0.001 2.878 2.479∼3.341
Age
18–24 <0.001 1.000 <0.001 1.000
25–34 <0.001 3.422 1.980∼5.916 0.006 1.384 1.098∼1.744
35–44 <0.001 6.342 3.667∼10.970 <0.001 3.818 3.032∼4.808
45–54 <0.001 10.617 5.900∼19.105 <0.001 4.529 3.518∼5.831
55–64 <0.001 10.722 5.662∼20.303 <0.001 4.405 3.404∼5.701
≥65 <0.001 22.726 9.793∼52.739 <0.001 3.425 2.631∼4.459
Vegetables
No or <1 plate per week 0.108 1.000 / / /
1–3 plates per week 0.019 0.327 0.128∼0.834 / / /
4–6 plates per week 0.565 0.909 0.658∼1.257 / / /
≥7 plates per week 0.276 0.850 0.635∼1.138 / / /
Smoking
No <0.001 1.000
Yes 0.010 1.472 1.096∼1.977 / / /
Drinking
No <0.001 1.000
Yes <0.001 2.578 1.601∼4.153 / / /
Fruit
No or <1 plate per week / / / 0.073 1.000
1–3 plates per week / / / 0.046 0.814 0.665∼0.997
≥4 plates per week / / / 0.058 0.866 0.745∼1.005
Education
Illiteracy / / / <0.001 1.000
Primary school / / / <0.001 0.606 0.493∼0.746
Junior high school / / / <0.001 0.350 0.276∼0.443
≥ Senior high school / / / <0.001 0.374 0.249∼0.562

Note: OR = odd ratio, CI = confidence interval. / = Data not available. * = Obesity was combined with general obesity and abdominal obesity.