TABLE 4.
Predictors of Weight Gain Among the Work From Home and Working Regularly Groups Using Multivariable Logistic Regression Analysis
| Work From Home Group (n = 565) | Working Regularly Group (n = 496) | |||||
| Reported Weight Gain | AOR (95% CI) | P-Value | Reported Weight Gain | AOR (95% CI) | P-Value | |
| Variable | No (%) | No (%) | ||||
| Age | ||||||
| 18–34 | 121 (57.9) | 1 [Reference] | 116 (52.7) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| 35–54 | 158 (57.6) | 1.04 (0.67–1.62) | 0.853 | 94 (37.2) | 0.60 (0.38–0.95) | 0.030 |
| 55+ | 9 (37.5) | 0.96 (0.33–2.81) | 0.936 | 6 (26.1) | 0.39 (0.12–1.27) | 0.117 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 167 (46.4) | 0.78 (0.50–1.24) | 0.294 | 156 (39.3) | 0.41 (0.23–0.72) | 0.002 |
| Female | 121 (59.0) | 1 [Reference] | 60 (60.6) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Nationality (classification by regions) | ||||||
| Americas | 12 (50.0) | 0.78 (0.27–2.23) | 0.637 | 3 (75.0) | 1.96 (0.15–26.07) | 0.609 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 13 (58.4) | 1.98 (0.60–6.47) | 0.260 | 12 (57.1) | 0.95 (0.32–2.80) | 0.927 |
| Europe | 40 (62.5) | 1.37 (0.67–2.81) | 0.384 | 10 (71.4) | 1.40 (0.31–6.24) | 0.659 |
| Middle East - North Africa | 57 (57.6) | 1.07 (0.62–1.86) | 0.807 | 48 (55.2) | 0.90 (0.51–1.60) | 0.714 |
| Asia - Pacific | 166 (46.2) | 1 [Reference] | 143 (38.6) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Highest degree of education | ||||||
| No formal education | 1 (25.0) | 1 [Reference] | 3 (30.0) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| High school diploma | 27 (41.5) | 2.62 (0.127–53.85) | 0.532 | 30 (29.4) | 1.84 (0.37–9.01) | 0.455 |
| College or Higher | 250 (52.3) | 3.63 (0.182–72.45) | 0.399 | 169 (47.7) | 1.88 (0.40–8.83) | 0.426 |
| Vocational training | 10 (55.6) | 3.72 (0.15–91.39) | 0.421 | 14 (46.7) | 2.81 (0.50–15.68) | 0.240 |
| Nature of work | ||||||
| Mostly office work | 242 (51.7) | 1.32 (0.76–2.29) | 0.328 | 136 (50.2) | 1.49 (0.96–2.33) | 0.079 |
| Mostly field work (out of office work) | 46 (47.4) | 1 [Reference] | 80 (35.6) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Duration of working from home | ||||||
| Less than 1 month | 34 (41.0) | 1 [Reference] | ---------- | ---------- | ------- | |
| 1–2 months | 58 (53.2) | 1.33 (0.67–2.63) | 0.41 | ---------- | ---------- | ------- |
| 3–4 months | 88 (53.0) | 1.37 (0.73–2.56) | 0.32 | ---------- | ---------- | ------- |
| 5 months or more | 108 (52.2) | 1.36 (0.74–2.50 | 0.32 | ---------- | ---------- | ------- |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 222 (49.4) | 1.12 (0.66–1.90) | 0.67 | 163 (40.6) | 0.95 (0.54–1.66) | 0.853 |
| Not married | 66 (56.9) | 1 [Reference] | 53 (55.8) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Chronic disease | ||||||
| Yes | 57 (41.9) | 0.702 (0.43–1.14) | 0.149 | 41 (38.0) | 0.99 (0.52–1.54) | 0.687 |
| No | 231 (53.8) | 1 [Reference] | 175 (54.1) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Attending gyms regularly before home confinement measures | ||||||
| Yes | 81 (61.8) | 1.25 (0.75–2.09) | 0.386 | 62 (63.9) | 1.71 (0.96–3.02) | 0.067 |
| No | 207 (57.7) | 1 [Reference] | 154 (38.6) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Screen time | ||||||
| Decreased | 29 (50.9) | 1.30 (0.60–2.82) | 0.505 | 18 (36.7) | 0.69 (0.32–1.51) | 0.355 |
| No change | 32 (30.5) | 0.49 (0.27–0.90) | 0.021 | 56 (29.0) | 0.59 (0.33–1.06) | 0.077 |
| Increase | 227 (56.3) | 1 [Reference] | 142 (55.9) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Sitting time | ||||||
| Decreased | 28 (43.8) | 0.72 (0.35–1.47) | 0.366 | 23 (37.1) | 0.74 (0.36–1.54) | 0.423 |
| No change | 48 (38.4) | 1.13 (0.64–1.99) | 0.686 | 62 (31.0) | 0.56 (0.32–1.00) | 0.051 |
| Increase | 212 (56.4) | 1 [Reference] | 131 (56.0) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| Exercise time | ||||||
| Decreased | 118 (74.2) | 1 [Reference] | 74 (66.1) | 1 [Reference] | ||
| No change | 122 (44.9) | 0.47 (0.28–0.78) | 0.003 | 114 (37.3) | 0.71 (0.41–1.23) | 0.217 |
| Increase | 48 (53.8) | 0.31 (0.17–0.54) | <0.001 | 28 (35.9) | 0.60 (0.30–1.21) | 0.152 |
| Adverse dietary changes score∗ | ---------- | 1.38 (1.28–1.49) | <0.001 | ---------- | 1.31 (1.20–1.43) | <0.001 |
AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.
∗
Adverse dietary changes score means for those who reported weight gain and those who reported no weight gain in the work from home group were (13.1, 10.2) respectively while in the working regularly group were (12.6, 10.3) respectively .