Table 3.

Factors Associated with Central Obesity Among Adults on Multiple Logistic Regression Analyses, Dire Dawa, Eastern Ethiopia, 2020. (n=611)

Variables	Categories	Central Obesity		AOR, 95%(CI)	P-value
		Obese	Non Obese
Age in years	18–29	99(21.3%)	53(36.3%)	1	1
	30–44	238(51.2%)	71(48.6%)	1.61(0.97, 2.67)	0.065
	≥45	128(27.5%)	22(15.1%)	3.75(1.86,7.55)	0.000*
Sex	Male	116(24.9%)	60(41.1%)	1	1
	Female	349(75.1%)	86(58.9%)	2.52(1.62,3.94)	0.000*
Marital status	Single	69(14.8%)	45(30.8%)	1	1
	Married	319(68.2%)	77(52.7%)	2.07(1.23,3.49)	0.006*
	Separated/Divorce	40(8.6%)	11(7.5%)	1.47(0.61,3.55)	0.386
	Widowed	37(8%)	13(8.9%)	0.77(0.31,1.92)	0.578
Wealth index	Poor	174(37.4%)	36(24.7%)	1	1
	Medium	85(18.3%)	24(16.4%)	0.91(0.48,1.75)	0.787
	Rich	206(44.3%)	86(58.9%)	0.68(0.40,1.16)	0.155
Occupational status	Unemployed	82(17.6%)	34(23.3%)	1	1
	Employed	112(24.1%)	24(16.4%)	1.41(0.72,2.78)	0.320
	Merchant	86(18.5%)	15(10.3%)	1.85(0.86,3.97)	0.115
	Daily Laborer	122(26.2%)	58(39.7%)	0.79(0.43,1.44)	0.439
	Housewife	52(11.2%)	12(8.2%)	0.84(0.36,1.92)	0.674
	Others	11(2.4%)	3(2.1%)	1.50(0.35,1.16)	0.586
Current alcohol consumption	Yes	230(49.5%)	41(28.1%)	2.61(1.68,4.05)	0.000*
	No	235(50.5%)	105(71.9%)	1	1
Time used to Watch television	None	36(7.7%)	19(13%)	1	1
	<2hr	184(39.6%)	80(54.8%)	1.67(0.83,3.40)	0.153
	≥2hr	245(52.7%)	47(32.2%)	3.30(1.59,6.82)	0.001*
Physical activity status	Active	59(12.7%)	36(24.7%)	1	1
	Inactive	406(87.3%)	110(75.3%)	2.05(1.23,3.42)	0.006*

Note: *P value<0.05 (significantly associated).

Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval.