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. 2014 Nov 1;14:1126. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-1126

Table 3.

Adjusted odds ratios, based on logistic regression analysis, of underweight and overweight/obesity among women of 15-49 in Addis Ababa, 2000-2011

Variables Underweight Overweight
2000 2005 2011 2000 2005 2011
Wealth index (RC = Lowest)
Low 0.66 [0.37, 1.18] 0.62 [0.39, 1.01]* 2.59 [1.16, 5.77]* 2.05 [1.25, 3.37]**
Middle 0.66 [0.35, 1.25] 0.54 [0.32, 0.90]* 3.03 [1.30, 7.03]* 2.19 [1.29, 3.71]**
High 0.45 [0.23, 0.89]* 0.54 [0.32, 0.93]* 3.19 [1.32, 7.72]* 3.05 [1.74, 5.35]****
Highest 0.19 [0.09, 0.44]**** 0.33 [0.18, 0.59]**** 3.83 [1.54, 9.53]*** 4.64 [2.60, 8.28]****
Age 5-year groups (RC = 15-19)
20-24 0.69 [0.49, 0.97]* 0.97 [0.57, 1.64] 0.88 [0.59, 1.30] 0.95 [0.57, 1.59] 1.44 [0.69, 2.99] 1.67 [0.96, 2.91]
25-29 0.69 [0.46, 1.03] 0.86 [0.46, 1.62] 0.90 [0.56, 1.45] 1.72 [1.03, 2.87]* 1.16 [0.50, 2.67] 2.58 [1.47, 4.55]**
30-49 0.56 [0.34, 0.92]* 0.71 [0.33, 1.51] 0.47 [0.26, 0.86]* 5.19 [3.02, 8.91]**** 2.34 [1.02, 5.35]* 4.41 [2.45, 7.93]****
Marital status (RC = Never married)
Married 0.83 [0.45, 1.54] 0.87 [0.28, 2.71] 0.89 [0.42, 1.90] 1.84 [0.95, 3.54] 1.17 [0.40, 3.37] 1.63 [0.89, 2.98]
Others 0.72 [0.43, 1.18] 1.06 [0.44, 2.54] 0.77 [0.40, 1.49] 1.25 [0.70, 2.25] 0.93 [0.37, 2.32] 1.37 [0.79, 2.39]
Woman’s education (RC = No education)
Primary education 1.14 [0.80, 1.63] 0.92 [0.48, 1.77] 1.68 [0.90, 3.11] 1.61 [1.08, 2.41]* 1.67 [0.82, 3.41] 1.40 [0.91, 2.17]
Secondary and higher 1.11 [0.80, 1.54] 1.47 [0.82, 2.65] 2.10 [1.07, 4.09]* 2.36 [1.62, 3.44]**** 1.95 [1.00, 3.80]* 1.35 [0.85, 2.13]
Parity (RC = 0)
1-3 0.91 [0.57, 1.44] 0.68 [0.27, 1.67] 0.88 [0.48, 1.61] 0.60 [0.36, 0.99]* 2.21 [0.91, 5.36] 1.52 [0.93, 2.49]
4+ 0.70 [0.38, 1.29] 1.20 [0.38, 3.79] 0.68 [0.24, 1.91] 0.83 [0.47, 1.47] 2.09 [0.73, 6.00] 1.31 [0.69, 2.49]
Source of drinking water (RC = Improved)
Unimproved 1.60 [1.20, 2.12]** 0.88 [0.54, 1.42] 0.75 [0.50, 1.10] 0.65 [0.47, 0.92]* 0.61 [0.34, 1.09] 1.17 [0.81, 1.70]
Type of toilet facility (RC = Improved)
Unimproved 1.15 [0.79, 1.67] 1.06 [0.66, 1.69] 1.32 [0.93, 1.88]* 0.79 [0.48, 1.29] 0.85 [0.50, 1.47] 0.99 [0.70, 1.41]
Relationship to HH head (RC = Head)
Wife 0.67 [0.38, 1.18] 1.00 [0.37, 2.67] 0.65 [0.34, 1.26] 1.03 [0.62, 1.71] 0.90 [0.42, 1.91] 0.78 [0.49, 1.24]
Other 0.59 [0.35, 0.98]* 1.62 [0.75, 3.50] 1.03 [0.56, 1.88] 0.76 [0.44, 1.31] 0.49 [0.25, 0.98]* 0.56 [0.33, 0.95]*
Age of HH head (RC = 34)
35-44 1.17 [0.80, 1.73] 0.76 [0.40, 1.42] 1.36 [0.85, 2.18] 1.02 [0.65, 1.60] 2.20 [1.10, 4.39]* 1.29 [0.85, 1.96]
45-54 1.33 [0.89, 1.99] 0.74 [0.40, 1.38] 1.64 [1.02, 2.64]* 1.28 [0.80, 2.05] 1.98 [0.94, 4.18] 1.47 [0.94, 2.31]
55+ 1.04 [0.68, 1.58] 0.80 [0.42, 1.52] 1.08 [0.65, 1.78] 1.17 [0.70, 1.96] 1.86 [0.80, 4.29] 1.76 [1.07, 2.90]*
Religion (RC = Orthodox)
Muslim 0.93 [0.64, 1.34] 0.31 [0.14, 0.72]**
Others 0.82 [0.54, 1.26] 0.91 [0.49, 1.67]
Watches television (RC = No)
Yes 0.67 [0.49, 0.92]* 1.89 [1.27, 2.81]** 2.28 [1.12, 4.65]*

*P-value < 0.05, ** < 0.01, *** < 0.001, **** < 0.0001 and no asterisk > = 0.05.