Table 5 Variables associated with obesity alone in adult men and women from Buea, Southwest region of Cameroon, 2016
Characteristics | Women (n = 700) | Men (n = 431) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bivariate analysis | Multivariable analysis (R 2 = 0.14) | Bivariate analysis | Multivariable analysis (R 2 = 0.11) | |||||
O.R. (95% CI) | p-value | aO.R. (95% CI) | p-value | O.R. (95% CI) | p-value | aO.R. (95% CI) | p-value | |
Age categories | ||||||||
≤ 31 years | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||
> 31 years | 4.11 (2.46–6.85) | <0.0001 | 2.43 (1.50–3.73) | <0.0001 | 2.72 (1.11–6.80) | 0.033 | 1.51 (0.51–4.55) | 0.465 |
Level of education | ||||||||
High (diploma + university) | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||
Low-moderate (secondary + high school) | 1.82 (1.16–2.85) | 0.009 | 1.31 (1.08–2.61) | 0.121 | 0.91 (0.38–2.18) | 0.840 | - | |
Married | ||||||||
No | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | ||||
Yes | 2.35 (1.51–3.67) | <0.0001 | 1.85 (1.13–2.89) | 0.011 | 4.33 (1.79–10.43) | 0.001 | 3.07 (1.20–8.71) | 0.032 |
Monthly income | ||||||||
< 50,000 FCFA (< USD100) | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||
50–100,000 FCFA (USD100–200) | 2.00 (1.23–3.27) | 0.006 | 1.13 (1.02–2.98) | 0.103 | 0.51 (0.18–1.43) | 0.199 | - | |
> 100,000 FCFA (> USD 200) | 2.06 (0.99–4.26) | 0.050 | 1.20 (1.10–3.15) | 0.245 | 0.52 (0.14–1.89) | 0.319 | - | |
Frequency of physical activity (min. of 30mins) | ||||||||
≥ 3 times/ week | Ref | Ref | Ref | |||||
0–2 times/ week | 1.01 (0.65–1.58) | 0.950 | - | 1.97 (0.77–5.01) | 0.155 | 1.28 (0.56–4.32) | 0.352 | |
Alcohol Use | ||||||||
No | Ref | Ref | ||||||
Yes | 1.02 (0.486–2.13) | 0.936 | - | 1.07 (0.38–2.98) | 0.896 | - | ||
Smoking status | ||||||||
No | Ref | Ref | ||||||
Former | 0.55 (0.07–4.27) | 0.566 | - | 1.42 (0.40–5.02) | 0.590 | - | ||
Current | 0.87 (0.21–3.65) | 0.803 | - | 0.65 (0.08–5.10) | 0.682 | - | ||