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Table 6 Population attributable fraction estimates for obesity by gender in Buea, Southwest region, Cameroon

From: Body mass index–measured adiposity and population attributability of associated factors: a population-based study from Buea, Cameroon

Factor

P(95%CI)

Adjusted RR (95% CI)

PAF (95% CI)

Overweight and Obesity

 Women

  Age > 31 years

61.7 (40.0–83.4)

1.24 (1.05–1.42)

11.9 (1.9–24.7)

  Marriage

70.3 (41.9–98.6)

1.45 (1.26 – 1.63)

21.8 (8.6–38.1)

  Low education

61.9 (57.2–66.6)

1.23 (1.03–1.43)

11.6 (1.7–20.0)

  High income

55.9 (43.5–68.3)

1.13 (1.01–1.25)

6.4 (0.4–13.6)

  Physical inactivity

54.2 (32.6–75.8)

1.19 (1.02–1.36)

8.7 (0.6–20.1)

 Men

  Age > 31 years

46.0 (19.5–72.5)

1.25 (1.02–1.48)

9.2 (0.4–23.5)

  Marriage

62.3 (32.1–92.5)

1.83 (1.49–2.16)

28.3 (10.6–49.7)

Obesity alone

 Women

   

  Age > 31 years

20.9 (15.5–26.5)

2.06 (1.55–2.55)

10.8 (5.4–16.1)

  Marriage

20.8 (7.9–18.1)

1.60 (1.12–2.08)

7.8 (0.8–9.4)

 Men

  Marriage

12.9 (4.4–21.6)

2.03 (1.12–2.68)

6.7 (1.2–13.5)

  1. P prevalence of obese cases exposed to given risk factor, RR relative risk, PAF population attributable fraction