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. 2020 Jan 10;2020:7257052. doi: 10.1155/2020/7257052

Table 5.

Association between behavioral risk factors and obesity.

Risk factors Behavior Total participants (n=1070) (%) Obesity frequency (n=48) (%) Odds ratio 95% CI Chi-square value P value
Smoking habit Yes 538 (50.28) 27 (56.25) 0.7691 0.43–1.38 0.7835 0.376
No 532 (49.72) 21 (43.75)
Physical activity Yes 216 (20.18) 4 (8.3) 2.7822 0.99–7.83 4.0838 0.0432
No 854 (79.82) 44 (91.7)
Diet pattern Adequate 793 (74.11) 17 (35.41) 5.22 2.90–9.60 34.46 0.001
Inadequate 277 (25.89) 31 (64.59)
Routine meals 3 times 603 (56.35) 11 (22.91) 4.3432 2.19 –8.60 20.74 0.001
Skipping meals 467 (43.65) 37 (77.09)
Consumption of fast food Yes 686 (64.11) 19 (39.58) 2.7267 1.50–4.92 11.86 0.0005
No 384 (35.89) 29 (60.42)
Sleep hours =8 hours 135 (12.61) 7 (14.58) 0.8457 0.37–1.92 0.1602 0.688
<8 hours 935 (87.39) 41 (85.42)