Table 4.
ORs for sociodemographic factors associated with underweight among adults in Botswana, 2007, 2014 and 2017
| Variables | 2007 STEPS survey (95% CI) |
2014 STEPS survey (95% CI) |
2017 BDS (95% CI) |
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| UOR | AOR | UOR | AOR | UOR | AOR | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 1.78 (1.44 to 2.21) | 2.21 (1.80 to 2.72) | 1.38 (1.05 to 1.83) | 1.54 (1.06 to 2.22) | 6.73 (6.16 to 7.36) | 1.51 (1.45 to 1.58) |
| Female | 1 | 1 | 1,00 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Age | ||||||
| 25–34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 35–44 | 1.12 (0.71 to 1.76) | 1.35 (0.78 to 2.34) | 0.58 (0.34 to 1.01) | 0.61 (0.35 to 1.06) | 1.39 (1.15 to 1.67) | 1.04 (0.89 to 1.21) |
| 45–54 | 1.10 (0.67 to 1.80) | 1.46 (0.85 to 2.49) | 1.06 (0.52 to 2.16) | 0.35 (0.17 to 0.72) | 1.36 (1.11 to 1,66) | 1.36 (1.09 to 1.69) |
| 55–64 | 1.21 (0.40 to 3.71) | 1.49 (0.52 to 4.25) | 1.61 (0.90 to 2.90) | 0.66 (0.31 to 1.38) | 1.03 (0.82 to 1.28) | 1.31 (1.09 to 1.58) |
| Citizenship | ||||||
| Motswana | 1.18 (0.78 to 1.77) | 1.12 (0.69 to 1.80) | 1.76 (0.66 to 4.69) | 2.37 (0.53 to 10.55) | 0.42 (0.30 to 0.59) | 2.61 (2.08 to 3.29) |
| Others | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Work status | ||||||
| Working | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Not working | 1.60 (1.22 to 2.11) | 0.48 (0.37 to 0.64) | 1.34 (0.99 to 1.81) | 0.92 (0.59 to 1.43) | 1.28 (1.13 to 1.45) | 0.78 (0.68 to 0.89) |
| Total | 2177 | 2177 | 1505 | 1505 | 5943 | 5943 |
AOR, adjusted ORs; BDS, botswana demographic survey; UAR, unadjusted ORs.