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. 2020 Jan 28;2020:6986830. doi: 10.1155/2020/6986830

Table 3.

Crude and adjusted odds ratio for the association of sociodemographic and life style factors stratified by body mass index with normal weight as reference category.

Variables Categories Underweight Overweight
COR AOR 95% CI COR AOR 95% CI
Sex Male
Female 1.41 1.24 0.94–1.62 1.85 1.60 1.17–2.2

Age group 25–34
35–44 1.10 1.20 0.84–1.70 0.77 1.06 0.77–1.45
45–54 1.65 1.70 1.21–2.39 0.68∗∗ 1.10 0.78–1.55
55–64 2.01 1.93 1.37–2.74 0.49 0.86 0.58–1.26

Residency Rural
Urban 0.81 0.77 0.55–1.09 2.87 1.72 1.3–2.27

Marital status Unmarried
Married 0.62 0.80 0.58–1.10 0.63 0.72 0.51–1.02

Educational status No formal education
Primary school 0.93 1.17 0.87–1.58 2.52 1.89 1.42–2.51
Secondary and above 0.59∗∗ 0.69 0.39–1.25 2.77 1.94 1.24–3.03

Religion Protestant
Orthodox 1.24 1.09 0.83–1.42 0.64 0.83 0.61–1.12
Other 1.44 1.10 0.69–1.76 0.50∗∗ 0.82 0.42–1.57

Occupation Farmer
Daily laborer 1.75 2.01 1.35–3.00 1.70∗∗ 1.29 0.79–2.09
Merchant 1.03 1.20 0.63–2.30 5.65 3.17 2.01–5.00
House wife 1.65 1.56 1.14–2.12 2.73 1.63 1.16–2.31
Employed at org. 1.94∗∗ 2.69 1.47–4.95 3.59 2.05∗∗ 1.13–3.70
Unemployed 2.25 2.08 1.24–3.48 1.62 1.10 0.54–2.21
Other 1.18 1.92 0.52–7.14 1.24 0.48 0.10–2.20

Wealth index The poorest
2nd quintile 0.60 0.58 0.42–0.80 0.49 0.73 0.50–1.07
Middle quintile 0.72∗∗ 0.73 0.54–1.01 0.84 1.08 0.76–1.53
4th quintile 0.68∗∗ 0.66∗∗ 0.47–0.94 0.59 0.83 0.55–1.27
The richest 0.72∗∗ 0.78 0.55–1.11 1.65 1.87 1.34–2.60

Food secure Food secure
Food insecure 1.12 1.15 0.87–1.52 1.51 1.22 0.92–1.62

Current consumption of tobacco No
Yes 1.47 1.58 1.18–2.13 0.52 1.01 0.69–1.48

Heavy alcohol consumption No
Yes 0.93 0.92 0.64–1.31 0.67∗∗ 1.02 0.65–1.6

Fruit & vegetable consumption level ≥5 serving
<5 serving 1.03 1.05 0.84–1.32 1.55 1.15 0.90–1.46

Flesh food consumption 1–4 times per week
1–3 times per month 0.61 0.56 0.29–1.1 1.29 1.03 0.56–1.90
1–4 times per year 1.13 1.01 0.57–1.79 0.70 0.85 0.48–1.52
Never per year 1.16 1.04 0.54–1.99 1.34 1.03 0.54–1.96

Mental stress Mild
Moderate 1.06 1.08 0.86–1.36 0.76∗∗ 0.82 0.63–1.08
Severe 0.88 0.83 0.46–1.50 1.28 1.24 0.73–2.12

P value <0.01. ∗∗P value <0.05.