Table 2.
Distribution of obesity prevalence among nonpregnant women by baseline characteristics and state.
| Variable | Mainland Tanzania | Zanzibar | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Number of obese women (%) | p value | Total | Number of obese women (%) | p value | |
| Place of residence | ||||||
| Urban | 1741 | 251 (14.40) | 663 | 113 (17.00) | ||
| Rural | 5192 | 204 (3.90) | <0.0001 | 1535 | 155 (10.10) | <0.0001 |
| Wealth index | ||||||
| Poorest | 1324 | 25 (1.90) | 125 | 9 (7.20) | ||
| Poorer | 1406 | 35 (2.50) | 236 | 17 (7.20) | ||
| Middle | 1384 | 51 (3.70) | 296 | 22 (7.40) | ||
| Richer | 1406 | 93 (6.60) | 672 | 63 (9.40) | ||
| Richest | 1413 | 251 (17.80) | <0.0001 | 869 | 157 (18.10) | <0.0001 |
| Education level | ||||||
| No education | 1296 | 40 (3.10) | 350 | 37 (10.60) | ||
| Primary | 4636 | 323 (7.00) | 616 | 86 (14.00) | ||
| Secondary and higher | 995 | 92 (9.20) | <0.0001 | 1231 | 144 (11.70) | 0.229 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Never married | 1808 | 52 (2.90) | 853 | 41 (4.80) | ||
| Divorced/widowed | 783 | 52 (6.60) | 200 | 37 (18.50) | ||
| Married/cohabiting | 4299 | 348 (8.10) | <0.0001 | 1141 | 190 (16.70) | <0.0001 |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 15–19 | 1485 | 34 (2.30) | 584 | 22 (3.80) | ||
| 20–29 | 2284 | 99 (4.30) | 699 | 62 (8.90) | ||
| 30–39 | 1896 | 192 (10.10) | 472 | 93 (1970) | ||
| 40–49 | 1268 | 130 (10.30) | 443 | 91 (20.50) | <0.0001 | |
| The use of cooking oil | ||||||
| No | 1084 | 24 (2.20) | 807 | 76 (9.40) | ||
| Yes | 5849 | 431 (7.40) | <0.0001 | 1391 | 192 (13.80) | 0.002 |
| Meals per day | ||||||
| 1 time | 141 | 7 (5.00) | 42 | 1 (2.40) | ||
| 2 times | 2565 | 85 (3.30) | 839 | 69 (8.20) | ||
| 3 to 4 times | 4223 | 363 (8.60) | <0.0001 | 1317 | 198 (15.00) | <0.0001 |