Table 3.
Socio-Demographic Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity Among Health-care Workers, Teachers, and Bankers
| Variable | Body Mass Index Status | COR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal Weight | Overweight/Obesity | |||||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 45 (10.0) | 54(90.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Female | 52(25.5) | 152(74.5) | 2.40 (1.40–4.11) | 0.001 | 2.60 (1.30–5.21) | 0.007 |
| Age group (years) | ||||||
| 18–29 | 49(65.30) | 26(34.70) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 30–39 | 31(25.60) | 90(74.40) | 5.47 (2.92–10.24) | 0.0001 | 2.58 (1.07–6.21) | 0.034 |
| 40–49 | 4(8.20) | 45(91.80) | 21.20 (6.86–65.49) | 0.0001 | 7.73 (1.93–30.87) | 0.004 |
| 50–60 | 5(12.20) | 36(87.80) | 13.57 (4.75–38.75) | 0.0001 | 5.34 (1.34–21.38) | 0.017 |
| Education level | ||||||
| Postgraduate degree | 4(17.40) | 19(82.60) | 1 | 1 | ||
| University graduate degree | 45(36.90) | 77(63.10) | 0.36 (0.12–1.13) | 0.079 | 0.742 (0.205–2.687) | 0.649 |
| College | 40(28.40) | 101(71.60) | 0.53(0.17–1.66) | 0.277 | 1.112 (0.286–4.317) | 0.878 |
| Profession | ||||||
| Health-care worker | 19(31.10) | 42(68.90) | 1 | |||
| Teacher | 49(37.40) | 82(62.60) | 0.76 (0.40–1.45) | 0.399 | ||
| Banker | 21(22.30) | 73(77.70) | 1.57 (0.76–3.26) | 0.223 | ||
| Marital status | ||||||
| Single | 57(54.8) | 47(45.20) | 1 | 1 | ||
| Married/Cohabitating | 32(17.60) | 150(82.40) | 5.69 (3.30–9.78) | 0.0001 | 2.47 (1.11–5.50) | 0.026 |
| Years with institution | ||||||
| Less than a year | 18(75.00) | 6(25.0) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1–3 years | 31(53.4) | 27(46.6) | 2.61 (0.91–7.53) | 0.075 | 3.56 (1.01–12.57) | 0.048 |
| 4–6 years | 22(26.8) | 60(73.2) | 8.18 (2.88–23.27) | 0.0001 | 4.59 (1.38–17.80) | 0.014 |
| 7 years and above | 18(14.8) | 104(85.2) | 17.33(6.06–49.57) | 0.0001 | 4.28 (1.54–15.86) | 0.030 |
| Estimated income per month (Tsh) | ||||||
| Less than 250,000 | 9(40.90) | 13(59.10) | 1 | 1 | ||
| 250,000–500,000 | 31(39.20) | 48(60.8) | 1.07 (0.41–2.81) | 0.887 | 0.49 (0.12–1.95) | 0.311 |
| 500,000–750,000 | 30(36.10) | 53(78.10) | 1.22 (0.47–3.20) | 0.681 | 0.48(0.12–2.03) | 0.315 |
| 750,000–1,000,000 | 14(21.90) | 50(78.10) | 2.47 (0.88–6.97) | 0.087 | 0.86 (0.18–4.01) | 0.843 |
| More than 1,000,000 | 5(13.20) | 33(86.80) | 4.57(1.29–16.23) | 0.019 | 1.25(0.22–7.15) | 0.801 |
Abbreviations: COR, crude odds ratio; AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.