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. 2019 Mar 20;9(3):e024680. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-024680

Table 1.

List of variables considered for the study

Name of the variables Categories
Outcome variables
 Body mass index (BMI)

  1. 0=Normal weight or underweight (BMI<23 kg/m2)

  2. 1=Overweight (BMI 23.0 kg/m2 to <27.5 kg/m2)

  3. 2=Obesity (BMI≥27.5 kg/m2)
Explanatory variable
Frequency of viewing television

  1. 0=Not at all

  2. 1=Less than once a week

  3. 2=At least once a week
Covariates
 1. Age groups

  1. 0=15–24 years

  2. 1=25–34 years

  3. 2=35–49 years
 2. Place of residence

  1. 0=Urban 

  2. 1=Rural
 3. Region of residence

  1. 0=Kachin 

  2. 1=Kayah 

  3. 2=Kayin 

  4. 3=Chin 

  5. 4=Sagaing 

  6. 5=Taninthayi 

  7. 6=Bago

  8. 7=Magway

  9. 8=Mandalay 

  10. 9=Mon 

  11. 10=Rakhine 

  12. 11=Yangon 

  13. 12=Shan 

  14. 13=Ayeyarwaddy 

  15. 14=Naypyitaw
 4. Education

  1. 0=No education

  2. 1=Primary education

  3. 2=Secondary education

  4. 3=Higher education
 5. Wealth quintile

  1. 0=Poorest 

  2. 1=Poorer 

  3. 2=Middle 

  4. 3=Richer 

  5. 4=Richest
 6. Current working status

  1. 0=Yes 

  2. 1=No
 7. Parity

  1. 0=0 (nullipara)

  2. 1=1 (primipara)

  3. 2=2

  4. 3=3

  5. 4=>3
 8. Number of household members

  1. 0=≤5

  2. 1=>5