Table 3.

Associations of physical activity and the risk of overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (n = 918)

Variable	CPR(95%CI)	P-value	APR a(95%CI)	P-value
Total physical activity
Sedentary (≤600 MET)	1		1
MVPA (> 600 MET)	1.00 (0.89,1.13)	0.99	0.79 (0.63,0.99)	0.04
Minutes per week of vigorous physical activity
< 75 min	1		1
≥ 75 min	1.13 (0.86,1.48)	0.39	0.68 (0.47,0.99)	0.04
Minutes per week of moderate physical activity
< 150 min	1		1
≥ 150 min	1.01 (0.88,1.15)	0.93	1.02 (0.81,1.27)	0.90
Days of vigorous physical activity per week
None	1
1–3 days/week	1.32 (1.03,1.71)	0.03
4–7 days/week	1.15 (0.92,1.45)	0.22
Days of moderate physical activity per week
None	1
1–3 days/week	0.91 (0.73,1.14)	0.43
4–7 days/week	1.01 (0.89, 0.14)	0.92
Days of walking or driving a bicycle at least 10 min
None	1
1–3 days/week	0.90 (0.78, 1.04)	0.15
4–7 days/week	0.97 (0.84, 1.11)	0.67

Abbreviations: CRP Crude prevalence ratio; APR Adjusted prevalence ratio; MET Metabolic Equivalent of Task; MVPA Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity

^aAdjusted prevalence ratio – adjusted for energy intake, age, wealth index, type of employment, marital status, education and number of parity