Table 2 -. Bivariate analysis of clinical and exposure characteristics associated with overweight/obesity in young adult students. Maracanaú, CE, Brazil, 2012.
| Variable | Cases BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² |
Controls 25 kg/m² >BMI ≥18.5Kg/m² |
p* |
Raw Odds Ratio (CI 95%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| f | % | Mean (SD) | f | % | Mean (SD) | |||
| Weight during childhood | ||||||||
| No overweight | 123 | 83.70% | 265 | 90.10% | 0.051 | 1 | ||
| Overweight | 24 | 16.30% | 29 | 9.90% | 1.78 (1.01-3.19) | |||
| Weight during childhood | ||||||||
| No overweight | 108 | 73.50% | 281 | 95.60% | 0.000 | 1 | ||
| Overweight | 39 | 26.50% | 13 | 4.40% | 7.81 (4.01-15.19) | |||
| Father’s weight gain | ||||||||
| No overweight | 120 | 81.60% | 240 | 81.60% | 1.000 | 1 | ||
| Overweight | 27 | 18.40% | 54 | 18.40% | 1.00 (0.60-1.67) | |||
| Father’s weight gain | ||||||||
| No overweight | 97 | 66.00% | 228 | 77.60% | 0.010 | 1 | ||
| Overweight | 50 | 34.00% | 66 | 22.40% | 1.78 (1.15-2.76) | |||
| Systolic blood pressure | ||||||||
| Normotensive | 142 | 96.60% | 117.01 (±13.46) | 285 | 96.90% | 112.05 (±11.99) | 0.848 | 1 |
| Hypertension | 5 | 3.40% | 9 | 3.10% | 1.12 (0.37-3.39) | |||
| Diastolic blood pressure | ||||||||
| Normotensive | 127 | 86.40% | 75.67 (±14.43) | 288 | 98.00% | 68.76 (±10.37) | 0.000 | 1 |
| Hypertensive | 20 | 13.60% | 6 | 2.00% | 7.56 (2.97-19.27) | |||
| Abdominal circumference | ||||||||
| Normal | 99 | 67.30% | M:91.85 (±9.86) F:90.27 (±10.11) | 291 | 99.00% | M:76.51 (±5.50) F:74.74 (±6.66) | 0.000 | 1 |
| Altered † | 48 | 32.70% | 3 | 1.00% | 47.03 (14.33-154.36) | |||
| Waist/hip ratio | ||||||||
| Normal | 107 | 72.80% | M:0.86 (±0.62) F:0.85 (±0.74) | 260 | 88.40% | M:0.82 (±0.08) F:0.80 (±0.09) | 0.000 | 1 |
| Altered ‡ | 40 | 27.20% | 34 | 11.60% | 2.86 (1.72-4.76) | |||
| Smoking | ||||||||
| No | 129 | 87.80% | 250 | 85.00% | 0.439 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 18 | 12.20% | 44 | 15.00% | 0.79 (0.44-1.43) | |||
| Alcohol | ||||||||
| No | 41 | 29.90% | 85 | 32.10% | 0.660 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 96 | 70.10% | 180 | 67.90% | 1.11 (0.71-1.73) | |||
| Unbalanced diet | ||||||||
| No | 71 | 48.30% | 126 | 42.90% | 0.279 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 76 | 51.70% | 168 | 57.10% | 0.80 (0.54-1.20) | |||
| Sedentariness | ||||||||
| No | 28 | 19.00% | 53 | 18.00% | 0.794 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 119 | 81.00% | 241 | 82.00% | 0.93 (0.56-1.55) | |||
| Obesogenic medication | ||||||||
| No | 104 | 70.70% | 233 | 79.30% | 0.048 | 1 | ||
| Yes | 43 | 29.30% | 61 | 20.70% | 1.58 (1.01-2.49) | |||
*
Chi-square test's level of significance
†
> 88 cm for women and > 102 for men;
‡
> 0.85 for women and > 0.95 for men.