TABLE 4.

Factors associated with overweight and obesity among NPNL women of reproductive age (18–49 years) with IDA in Mirpur, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018

Background characteristics	Unadjusted a		Adjusted b
	Odd ratios	95% CI	Odd ratios	95% CI
Women's characteristics
Age in years
18–19	Ref		Ref
20–29	5.0**	(1.7–15.1)	4.1*	(1.3–12.9)
30–49	10.3***	(3.5–29.8)	7.6***	(2.4–24.1)
Marital status
Unmarried	Ref		Ref
Married	6.4***	(2.9–13.9)	4.4 **	(1.7–11.1)
Parity c
None	Ref
1 or more children	1.3	(0.7–2.4)
Women's education
No schooling	Ref		Ref
Primary (1–5 years)	1.1	(0.7–1.7)	1.1	(0.6–1.8)
Secondary and higher (+6 years)	1.6*	(1.0–2.5)	1.9*	(1.1–3.3)
Women's employment
Employed	Ref		Ref
Unemployed	2.1***	(1.4–3.1)	1.5*	(1.0–2.4)
Household characteristics
Household wealth index
Low	Ref		Ref
Medium	2.3**	(1.4–3.7)	2.3**	(1.4–3.9)
High	4.6***	(2.9–7.5)	3.9***	(2.3–6.8)
Household size c
1–4 persons	Ref
≥5 persons	0.9	(0.6–1.3)

^aUnadjusted odds are reported from bivariate logistic regression.

^bAdjusted odds are reported from multivariable logistic regression.

^cParity and household size were omitted from multivariable logistic regression as the variables were not found significant in bivariate logistic regression.

^* P value < 0.05.

^** P value < 0.001.

^*** P value < 0.000.