Table 3.

Factors associated with overweight/obesity among adults in Northwestern region of Ethiopia, 2015 (n = 1405)

Variables		Overweight/obesity		COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)
		Yes	No
Sex	Male	39	570	1
	Female	120	676	2.59 (1.78–3.79)	2.72 (1.74–4.23) **
Performing mild to moderate physical activity	Yes	43	705	0.28 (0.19–0.41)	0.61 (0.37–0.99) **
	No	116	541	1
Residence	Rural	30	684	1
	Urban	129	562	5.23 (3.46–7.91)	3.12 (1.76–5.54) **
Age category	< 23	14	183	1
	24–28	25	246	2.05 (1.05–4.04)	2.82 (1.33–5.98**
	29–36	34	220	3.12 (1.64–5.97)	5.30 (2.43–11.56) **
	37–50	38	274	2.80 (1.49–5.29)	6.06 (2.77–13.29) **
	> 50	48	223	4.35 (2.34–8.09)	7.14 (3.23–15.79) **
Fruit and vegetable intake	Yes	40	509	0.49 (0.33–0.71	0.51 (0.34–0.77) **
	No	119	737	1

Note: *p-value < 0.05, **p-value< 0.001, CI = Confidence Interval, COR = Crude Odds Ratio, AOR = Adjusted Odds Ratio