Table 5.
Factors associated with the weight load among female students in higher education in southern Morocco in univariate analysis (n=200)
| Variables | OR | IC à 95% | p | % BMI> 25Kg/m2 |
| Age | 0.97 | [0.71–1.21] | 0.58 | |
| Education level | ||||
| 1st year | 1 | 19.8 | ||
| 2nd year | 1.26 | [0.57–2.81] | 0.57 | 23.7 |
| 3rd year | 1.66 | [0.76–3.66] | 0.20 | 29.1 |
| Ethnicity: | ||||
| Amazigh | 1 | 20.6 | ||
| Arab and Sahrian | 1.37 | [0.71–2.64] | 0.35 | 26.20 |
| Study institution | ||||
| NSCG | 1 | 17.0 | ||
| HINHT | 2.09 | [1.07–4.11] | 0.032 | 30.0 |
| Education level of parents: | ||||
| Illiterate | 1.04 | [0.39–2.76] | 0.94 | 20.6 |
| Primary | 2.31 | [1.02–5.23] | 0.04 | 36.6 |
| Secondary | 1.00 | [0.38–2.65] | 1.00 | 20.0 |
| University | 1 | 20.0 | ||
| Parental income (Moroccan Dirham) | ||||
| Less than 5000 | 1.27 | [0.61–2.64] | 0.51 | 25.4 |
| 5000 to 7500[ | 1.35 | [0.54–3.35] | 0.52 | 26.5 |
| Higher than 7500 | 1 | 21.1 | ||
| TV watching duration | ||||
| Less than 2h | 1 | 20.6 | ||
| 2h to 4h | 0.54 | [0.22–1.32] | 0.40 | 24.2 |
| Higher than 4h | 0.67 | [0.26–1.73] | 0.41 | 32.3 |
| Physical exercises | ||||
| No | 0.71 | [0.36–1.39] | 0.32 | 26.1 |
| Yes | 1 | 20.0 | ||
| Sugar and fast food using | ||||
| Always | 2.82 | [1.12–7.14] | 0.03 | 37.3 |
| Often | 1.03 | [0.41–2.61] | 0.94 | 17.9 |
| Rarely | 1 | 17.4 |
BMI = body mass index IC: Confidence interval OR: Odds Ratio
HINHT: Higher Institute of Nursing and Health Techniques
NSCM : National School of Commerce and Management.