Table 3.
Binary logistic regression (BLR) analysis and socioeconomic, demographic and lifestyle determinants of overweight and obesity among the Rengma-Naga individuals
| Variables | Overweight (≥ 23.00–24.99 kg/m2) | Obesity (≥25.00 kg/m2) | |||||
| Wald | Odds | 95%CI | Wald | Odds | 95%CI | ||
| Sex | Male ® | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Female | 17.79 | 0.52** | 0.39–0.71 | 0.61 | 1.19 | 0.77–1.85 | |
| Age | 20–29 years ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| 30–39 years | 3.41 | 1.46 | 0.98–2.18 | 7.37 | 2.31** | 1.26–4.21 | |
| 40–49 years | 27.26 | 2.69** | 1.85–3.90 | 5.30 | 1.76* | 0.92–3.06 | |
| Marital Status |
Unmarried ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Married | 1.89 | 1.28 | 0.90–1.82 | 0.23 | 1.14 | 0.67–1.94 | |
| Education | − 8 standard ® | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | |
| ≥ 9th standard | 9.79 | 1.61** | 1.19–2.16 | 12.46 | 2.39** | 1.47–3.88 | |
| Occupation | Fulltime ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Part-time | 22.73 | 2.26** | 1.61–3.17 | 13.95 | 2.42** | 1.52–3.85 | |
| Tobacco | Never ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Use | Occasional/Regular | 7.29 | 1.50** | 1.12–2.02 | 0.87 | 0.80 | 0.51–1.27 |
| Alcohol | Never ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Consumption | Occasional/Regular | 5.14 | 1.44* | 1.05–1.98 | 0.20 | 1.12 | 0.69–1.80 |
| Monthly | < Rs. 10000 ® | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - |
| Income | ≥ Rs. 10000 | 29.75 | 2.28** | 1.70–3.07 | 25.96 | 3.44** | 2.14–5.53 |
®
Reference category, CI: confidence intervals,
*
p<0.05,
**
p<0.01