Table 3.
Multivariate analysis of obesity categories with selected socioeconomic factors among 35 to 64 year olds in Kalutara district
| Characteristic | Obesity categories | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overweight | Obese | Abdominal obesity | ||||
| Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | Odds ratio | 95% Confidence interval | |
| Age categories | ||||||
| 35 to 39 Years | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 40 to 44 Years | 1.37 | 0.66–2.82 | 1.19 | 0.55–2.58 | 1.43 | 0.76–2.72 |
| 45 to 49 Years | 2.63* | 1.23–5.61 | 0.88 | 0.36–2.14 | 1.62 | 0.79–3.30 |
| 50 to 54 Years | 1.55 | 0.71–3.40 | 0.92 | 0.38–2.24 | 1.15 | 0.53–2.49 |
| 55 to 59 Years | 1.16 | 0.54–2.49 | 0.62 | 0.23–1.67 | 1.07 | 0.50–2.31 |
| 60 to 64 Years | 1.18 | 0.53–2.65 | 0.21 | 0.05–0.83 | 0.94 | 0.43–2.04 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Female | 1.13 | 0.51–2.49 | 3.58* | 1.15–11.15 | 2.28 | 0.94–5.56 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||
| Sinhalese | 3.63 | 0.88–15.04 | 0.45 | 0.02–10.29 | 1.95 | 0.32–11.73 |
| Tamil | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Muslim | 8.04* | 1.37–47.10 | 1.82 | 0.08–43.66 | 6.18 | 0.82–46.41 |
| Sector | ||||||
| Urban | 0.08 | 0.01–0.48 | 1.15 | 0.05–26.77 | 0.19 | 0.03–1.27 |
| Rural | 0.06 | 0.01–0.34 | 0.96 | 0.04–22.78 | 0.15 | 0.02–0.97 |
| Plantation | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Education category | ||||||
| No schooling | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Grade 5 or below | 1.22 | 0.27–5.53 | 3.14 | 0.24–41.86 | 3.93 | 0.51–30.57 |
| Grade 6 to 10 | 1.10 | 0.26–4.57 | 2.66 | 0.21–34.17 | 6.36 | 0.84–48.11 |
| O/L to Grade 12 | 2.77 | 0.65–11.76 | 2.89 | 0.21–39.46 | 8.39* | 1.09–64.71 |
| A/L and above | 2.59 | 0.56–11.90 | 2.29 | 0.16–32.34 | 10.82* | 1.34–87.44 |
| Occupation category | ||||||
| Professional | 0.98 | 0.08–12.23 | 0.39 | 0.01–11.34 | 0.20 | 0.02–1.84 |
| Technical & clerical | 1.49 | 0.41–5.41 | 7.06 | 0.65–76.55 | 4.24 | 0.78–23.04 |
| Vendors & sellers | 1.05 | 0.37–2.96 | 16.27* | 2.22–119.46 | 6.67* | 1.53–29.13 |
| Skilled manual workers | 0.72 | 0.28–1.89 | 7.13* | 1.01–50.65 | 2.88 | 0.69–12.12 |
| Unskilled manual workers | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Retired | 1.22 | 0.33–4.52 | 10.92 | 0.91–131.04 | 1.46 | 0.24–8.70 |
| Unemployed | 0.81 | 0.20–3.35 | 1 | 2.06 | 0.28–15.31 | |
| Housewife | 2.18 | 0.78–6.08 | 6.20 | 0.81–47.37 | 8.29* | 2.35–29.28 |
| Income category (Rs. per month) | ||||||
| <10,000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 10,000 to 30,000 | 1.02 | 0.63–1.66 | 0.96 | 0.50–1.85 | 1.16 | 0.71–1.90 |
| >30,000 | 1.23 | 0.56–2.69 | 2.36 | 0.88–6.31 | 2.38* | 1.1–5.17 |
| Social status index | ||||||
| 1st quintile (richest) | 4.82* | 1.12–20.76 | 3.57 | 0.61–20.78 | 1.95 | 0.51–7.45 |
| 2nd quintile | 4.77* | 1.17–19.41 | 2.40 | 0.44–13.02 | 1.76 | 0.48–6.48 |
| 3rd quintile | 4.92* | 1.22–19.90 | 2.32 | 0.44–12.57 | 1.84 | 0.52–6.52 |
| 4th quintile | 3.75* | 1.15–12.21 | 3.11 | 0.77–12.57 | 2.84 | 0.99–8.15 |
| 5th quintile (poorest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| Unsatisfactory basic needs index | ||||||
| 1 (poorest) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 2 | 0.28 | 0.06–1.41 | 3.85 | 0.47–31.73 | 3.00 | 0.68–13.26 |
| 3 | 1.33 | 0.54–3.28 | 3.36 | 0.70–16.19 | 2.59 | 0.97–6.90 |
| 4 | 1.50 | 0.60–3.76 | 2.31 | 0.45–11.87 | 3.36* | 1.20–9.39 |
| 5 (richest) | 1.47 | 0.55–3.95 | 3.52 | 0.68–18.15 | 4.60* | 1.60–13.25 |
*p < 0.05.