Table 4.

Distribution of high BMI according to socio-economic, lifestyle and medical history parameters

Variable	N	Present n (%)	Absent n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p value
High BMI		145	218
Age (years)
≤ 20	22	2 (9.09)	20 (90.91)	[19.2034]	0.0007*
[20–35]	72	19 (26.39)	53 (73.61)
[35–50]	101	46 (45.54)	55 (54.46)
[50–65]	122	59 (48.36)	63 (51.64)
> 65	46	19 (41.30)	27 (58.70)
Age ≤ 20
Yes	22	2 (9.09)	20 (90.91)	7.2221 (1.6616–31.3910)	0.0084*
No	341	143 (41.94)	198 (58.06)
Gender
Female	188	81 (43.09)	107 (56.91)	0.7617 (0.4995–1.1613)	0.2059
Male	175	64 (36.57)	111 (63.43)
Income level
Low	167	59 (35.33)	108 (64.67)	[2.8105]	0.2453
Middle	192	84 (43.75)	108 (56.25)
High	4	2 (50.00)	2 (50.00)
Low income level
Yes	152	57 (37.50)	95 (62.50)	1.2956 (0.8558–1.9616)	0.2210
No	196	86 (43.88)	110 (56.12)
Smoking
Yes	20	4 (20.00)	16 (80.00)	0.3582 (0.1173–1.0939)	0.0715
No	343	141 (41.11)	202 (58.89)
Alcohol consumption
Yes	85	38 (44.71)	47 (55.29)	1.2921 (0.7907–2.1115)	0.3064
No	278	107 (38.49)	171 (61.51)
Physical activity
Yes	154	57 (37.01)	97 (62.99)	0.8080 (0.5271–1.2385)	0.3279
No	209	88 (42.11)	121 (57.89)
History of hypertension
Yes	64	29 (45.31)	35 (54.69)	1.3151 (0.7607–2.2735)	0.3268
No	282	109 (38.65)	173 (61.35)
History of diabetes
Yes	91	36 (39.56)	55 (60.44)	1.0015 (0.6135–1.6346)	0.9954
No	253	100 (39.53)	153 (60.47)
History of obesity
Yes	61	29 (47.54)	32 (52.46)	1.4335 (0.8218–2.5005)	0.2045
No	284	110 (38.73)	174 (61.27)

N, n: Number; BMI: Body mass index; (95% CI): 95% confidence intervals; OR: Odd ratio; Bold value with *: Significant, Chi-square value are in []