Table 4.
Association between lifestyle characteristics and obesity classified by WC.
| Variables | Total | WC |
Central obesity |
p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal |
Overweight |
Obese |
aOR(95%CI) | |||
| N = 238 | N = 184 | N = 105 | ||||
| Smoking History | ||||||
| Current smoker | 10 | 4(1.7%) | 3(1.6%) | 3(2.8%) | 1.69(0.37 to 7.72) | 0.983 |
| Former smoker | 65 | 24(10.1%) | 33(17.9%) | 8(7.6%) | 0.75(0.33 to 1.74) | 0.552 |
| Non-smoker | 452 | 210(88.2%) | 148(80.5%) | 93(88.6%) | 1.0 | |
| Alcoholic intake | ||||||
| Current intake | 266 | 128(53.8%) | 88(47.8%) | 50(47.6%) | 0.62(0.38 to 1.00) | 0.061 |
| Former intake | 65 | 34(14.3%) | 24(13.1%) | 7(6.7%) | 0.33(0.13 to 0.79) | 0.013 |
| No | 196 | 76(31.9%) | 72(39.1%) | 48(45.7%) | 1.0 | |
| Regular Exercise | ||||||
| Yes | 131 | 52(21.8%) | 72(39.1%) | 7(6.7%) | 1.0 | |
| No | 396 | 186(78.2%) | 112(60.9%) | 98(93.3%) | 3.91(1.71 to 8.94) | 0.0003 |
| Sleep inhibitors usage | ||||||
| current user | 85 | 32(13.4%) | 18(9.8%) | 35(33.3%) | 3.28(1.89 to 5.70) | <0.0001 |
| former user | 10 | 5(2.1%) | 2(1.1%) | 3(2.9%) | 1.80(0.42 to 7.73) | 0.4224 |
| No | 432 | 201(84.5%) | 164(89.1%) | 67(63.8%) | 1.0 | |
| High calorie intake | ||||||
| Yes | 481 | 213(89.5%) | 165(89.7%) | 103(98.1%) | 6.05(1.40 to 26.02) | 0.0044 |
| No | 46 | 25(10.5%) | 19(10.3%) | 2(1.9%) | 1.0 | |
| Ate whilst driving | ||||||
| Yes | 431 | 166(69.7%) | 172(93.5%) | 93(88.6%) | 3.36(1.73 to 6.52) | <0.0001 |
| No | 96 | 72(30.3%) | 12(6.5%) | 12(11.4%) | 1.0 | |
| Ate under stressful condition | ||||||
| Yes | 298 | 137(57.6%) | 81(44.0%) | 80(76.2%) | 2.36(1.41 to 3.95) | 0.001 |
| No | 229 | 101(42.4%) | 103(56.0%) | 25(23.8%) | 1.0 | |
| Ate at late-night hours | ||||||
| Yes | 215 | 106(44.5%) | 39(21.2%) | 70(66.7%) | 2.49(1.54 to 4.02) | 0.0002 |
| No | 312 | 132(55.5%) | 145(78.8%) | 35(33.3%) | 1.0 | |
Values are presented as frequency (percentage). p < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant level. aOR: adjusted odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval. Logistic regression was adjusted for age, ethnicity and family history of obesity. 1: reference category.