Table 5:

Logistic regression analysis of factors associated with increased total cholesterol level

Variable	OR	95% Conf. Interval		P value
		Lower	Upper
Gender				0.05
Male	2.1	1.10	4.44
Female	1 *
Age/year
<30	1 *
≥30	3.6	1.11	11.59	0.032
BMI
Normal	1 *
Overweight	1.9	0.85	4.38	0.11
Obese	14.2	4.80	42.29	0.001
Eating shawarma/week
Never	1 *
1–3 times	1.2	0.50	3.26	0.60
More than 3 times	8.4	2.62	26.72	0.001
Physical activity
Yes	1 *
No	2.5	1.10	5.86	0.028

^*Reference for other categories