Table 4. School level correlates for overweight and obesity (N = 1170).
| Characteristics | N† | Normal weight (%) | Thinness (%) | Overweight/Obesity (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Crude RRR (95%CI) | n (%) | Crude RRR (95%CI) | |||
| School location | ||||||
| Moshi Rural | 601 (51) | 476 (79) | 80 (13) | 1.00 | 45 (8) | 1.00 |
| Moshi Urban | 569 (49) | 397 (70) | 41 (7) | 0.63 (0.38,1.04) | 131 (23) | 3.56 (2.22,5.72) *** |
| School ownership/type | ||||||
| Government | 589 (50) | 467 (79) | 84 (14) | 1.00 | 38 (7) | 1.00 |
| Private | 581 (50) | 406 (70) | 37 (6) | 0.50 (0.30,0.82) ** | 138 (24) | 4.09 (2.53,6.63) *** |
| Availability of playgrounds | ||||||
| No | 1121 (96) | 847 (76) | 119 (11) | 1.00 | 155 (14) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 49 (4) | 26 (53) | 2 (4) | 1.77 (0.35,8.91) | 21 (43) | 0.22 (0.09,0.56) ** |
| Availability of sports equipment | ||||||
| No | 834 (71) | 626 (75) | 90 (11) | 1.00 | 118 (14) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 336 (29) | 247 (74) | 31 (9) | 1.12 (0.62,2.03) | 58 (17) | 0.79 (0.46,1.34) |
| Consume food from street vendors | ||||||
| No | 216 (18) | 167 (77) | 26 (12) | 1.00 | 23 (11) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 954 (82) | 706 (74) | 95 (10) | 1.15 (0.60,2.23) | 153 (16.0) | 0.64 (0.33,1.23) |
| Street vendors permitted within school surroundings | ||||||
| No | 345 (29) | 256 (74) | 33 (10) | 1.00 | 56 (16) | 1.00 |
| Yes | 825 (71) | 617 (75) | 88 (11) | 0.95 (0.52,1.74) | 120 (15) | 1.19 (0.68,2.06) |
Significance levels for school level correlates
* p<0.05,
** p<0.01,
*** p<0.001.
† N column percentages.
RRR relative risk ratio.
CI confidence interval.