Table 4. Multivariate correlates of body weight underestimation among overweight and obesity participants in a rural district of Zambia.

	Correctly estimated		Under estimated
	n	% (95% CI)	n	% (95% CI)	p value	AOR (95% CI)		p value
Gender
Male	15	29.6 (16.4,47.4)	40	29.6 (22.0,38.5)	0.998	1	(Reference)
Female	35	70.4 (52.6,83.6)	94	70.4 (61.5,78.0)		1.29	(0.60–2.80)	0.52
Age group (year)
25–44	33	65.3 (46.9,80.0)	57	42.7 (32.3,53.8)	0.02	1	(Reference)
45–64	17	34.7 (20.0,53.1)	77	57.3 (46.2,67.7)		2.25	(1.13–4.49)	0.02
Education level
Primary	31	62.2 (39.2,80.9)	94	70.4 (55.5,81.9)	0.39	1	(Reference)
≥Secondary	19	37.8 (19.1,60.8)	40	29.6 (18.1,44.5)		1.2	(0.53–2.75)	0.66
Employment status
Employed	10	19.4 (7.9,40.2)	13	9.6 (4.7,18.7)	0.053	1	(Reference)
Self-employed	24	48.0 (30.5,66.0)	95	70.8 (60.5,79.3)		2.38	(0.82–6.90)	0.11
Unemployed/retired	17	32.7 (20.7,47.4)	26	19.6 (13.4,27.8)		1.04	(0.36–3.03)	0.94

Percentages might not sum to 100 due to rounding.

Some discrepancies in the numbers are also due to rounding.

CI: confidence interval

AOR: adjusted odds ratio