Table 1.
OR from partial proportional odds models with BMI as an ordinal variable in Ghana, India, China, South Africa, Mexico and Russia. Data on older adults aged 50 years or over from the first wave of the WHO Study on global AGEing and adult health (SAGE) implemented between 2007 and 2010
| Ghana | India | China | South Africa | Mexico | Russia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P (normal, pre-obese or obese)/P (underweight) | ||||||
| Intercept | 26·645*** | 8·934*** | 419·084*** | 15·337*** | 1690·121*** | 112·685*** |
| Female | 1·565** | 1·434*** | 0·956 | 2·339*** | 0·658 | 1·425 |
| Age | 0·974*** | 0·976*** | 0·958*** | 0·997 | 0·969*** | 0·995 |
| Rural | 0·624** | 0·543*** | 0·704*** | 0·846 | 0·708** | 1·301 |
| Completed high school | 0·905 | 1·452*** | 0·947 | 1·198 | 0·233 | 1·149 |
| Completed college | 0·991 | 2·739*** | 1·112 | 1·249 | 0·695* | 0·889 |
| 2nd wealth quartile | 1·358* | 1·703*** | 0·992 | 1·375** | 1·037 | 0·567 |
| 3rd wealth quartile | 2·187*** | 2·122*** | 1·133* | 3·640** | 0·926 | 1·429*** |
| 4th wealth quartile | 3·855*** | 2·366*** | 1·401* | 2·847** | 1·251 | 1·531*** |
| P (pre-obese or obese)/P (underweight or normal) | ||||||
| Intercept | 1·300 | 0·487* | 0·564** | 1·589 | 20·844*** | 2·225** |
| Female | 2·942*** | 2·743*** | 1·408*** | 2·339*** | 1·622*** | 1·635*** |
| Age | 0·974*** | 0·976*** | 0·998 | 0·997 | 0·969*** | 0·995 |
| Rural | 0·458*** | 0·543*** | 0·704*** | 0·846 | 0·708** | 1·231* |
| Completed high school | 0·905 | 1·452*** | 0·947 | 1·198 | 2·274 | 1·149 |
| Completed college | 0·991 | 1·737*** | 1·112 | 1·249 | 0·695* | 0·889 |
| 2nd wealth quartile | 1·358* | 1·701*** | 0·992 | 1·375** | 1·037 | 1·422** |
| 3rd wealth quartile | 2·187*** | 1·903*** | 1·133* | 1·939*** | 0·926 | 1·429*** |
| 4th wealth quartile | 3·855*** | 2·568*** | 1·242** | 2·082*** | 1·251 | 1·531*** |
| P (obese)/P (underweight, normal or pre-obese) | ||||||
| Intercept | 0·262*** | 0·118*** | 0·089*** | 0·499* | 2·761* | 0·216*** |
| Female | 4·205*** | 3·681*** | 1·854*** | 2·339*** | 2·170*** | 2·997*** |
| Age | 0·974*** | 0·976*** | 0·991 | 0·997 | 0·969*** | 0·995 |
| Rural | 0·316*** | 0·543*** | 0·704*** | 0·846 | 0·708** | 1·759*** |
| Completed high school | 0·905 | 1·452*** | 0·947 | 1·198 | 1·501 | 1·149 |
| Completed college | 0·991 | 2·667*** | 1·112 | 1·249 | 0·695* | 0·889 |
| 2nd wealth quartile | 1·358* | 0·717 | 0·992 | 1·375** | 1·037 | 1·242* |
| 3rd wealth quartile | 2·187*** | 0·779 | 1·133* | 1·242 | 0·926 | 1·429*** |
| 4th wealth quartile | 3·855*** | 1·139 | 0·901 | 1·305* | 1·251 | 1·531*** |
*Significance at the 0·05 level, **significance at the 0·01 level, ***significance at the 0·001 level.