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. 2021 Sep 24;16(3):56–67. doi: 10.51866/oa1138

Table 3. Simple logistic regression of factors associated with maternal obesity (n =1964).

Variables

Regression coefficient B

Crude OR (95% Cl)

Wald statistic (df)

p-value

Age (years)

<35

≥35

 

 

0.38

 

1

1.46(1.13,1.88)

 

 

8.40(1)

 

 

0.004

Ethnicity

Chinese

Malay

 

 

0.59

 

1

1.80(1.05,3.07)

 

 

4.62(1)

 

 

0.032

Indian

0.74

2.10(1.13,3.87)

5.57(1)

0.018

Other ethnicity

0.59

1.80 (0.88,3.68)

2.61 (1)

0.106

Foreigner

-0.19

0.55 (0.83,0.44)

0.36(1)

0.546

Household income

High

Middle

 

 

0.03

 

1

1.03 (0.49,2.15)

 

0.01 (1)

 

0.935

Low

-0.06

0.94 (0.47,1.91)

0.03(1)

0.869

Parity

Nulliparous

Multiparous

 

 

0.38

 

1

1.46(1.21,1.78)

 

 

15.11 (1)

 

 

<0.001

Grand multiparous

0.99

2.68 (1.89,3.81)

30.10(1)

<0.001

Marital status

Single

Married

 

 

-0.49

 

1

0.61 (0.15,2.46)

 

 

0.48 (1)

 

 

0.490

Smoking status

Non-smoking

Smoking

 

 

-1.31

 

1

0.27 (0.33,2.61)

 

 

1.28 (1)

 

 

0.258