Table 5 Factors associated with overweight/obesity among school children in Bahir Dar City North West Ethiopia, 2016, multivariable analysis (n = 616)
From: Overweight/obesity among school aged children in Bahir Dar City: cross sectional study
Variables | Overweight or obesity | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Maternal level of education | ||||
Secondary and above | 54 | 263 | 3.93 (1.74,8.87)* | 1.42 (0.53,3.83) |
Primary | 12 | 146 | 1.57 (0.60, 4.11) | 1.24 (0.42,3.69) |
No formal education | 7 | 134 | 1.0 | |
Husband/partner occupation | ||||
Private employed | 31 | 290 | 1.44 (0.49,4.25) | 1.05 (0.56,1.98) |
Formally employed | 38 | 199 | 2.58 (0.88,7.54)* | 1.90 (0.52,6.89) |
Daily laborer | 4 | 54 | 1.00 | |
Fruit and vegetable intake | ||||
Yes | 11 | 336 | 1.00 | |
No | 62 | 207 | 9.15 (4.71,17.78)** | 6.45 (3.19,13.06)** |
Mode of transport | ||||
Walking/Bicycle | 38 | 468 | 1.00 | |
Transportation | 35 | 75 | 5.75 (3.42,9.67)** | 2.53 (1.26,5.06)* |
Fast food intake | ||||
Yes | 68 | 405 | 4.63 (1.83, 11.73)* | 3.88 (1.42,10.55)* |
No | 5 | 138 | 1.00 | |
Household wealth status | ||||
Low income | 7 | 199 | 1.00 | |
Middle income | 17 | 186 | 2.60 (1.05,6.41)* | 1.83 (0.66,5.06) |
High income | 49 | 158 | 8.82 (3.89,20.00)** | 3.14 (1.17,8.46)* |
Watching television | ||||
Do not watch TV | 3 | 86 | 1.00 | |
Watching For < 1 h | 5 | 144 | 1.00 (0.23,4.27) | 0.45 (0.10,2.11) |
Watching For ≥1 h | 65 | 313 | 5.95 (1.83,19.41)* | 1.65 (0.45,6.10) |
Type of school | ||||
Public | 34 | 449 | 1.00 | |
Private | 39 | 94 | 5.48 (3.29,9.13)** | 2.21 (1.09,4.49)* |
Missing meal | ||||
Yes | 38 | 230 | 1.48 (0.91, 2.41) | 1.11 (0.61,2.01) |
No | 35 | 313 | 1.00 | |
Performing Moderate physical activity | ||||
Yes | 10 | 117 | 1.00 | |
No | 63 | 426 | 1.73 (0.86,3.48) | 2.87 (1.21,6.82)* |
Age of the child | ||||
Age < 10 years | 39 | 250 | 0.74 (0.46,1.21) | 1.22 (0.66,2.56) |
Age ≥ 10 years | 34 | 293 | 1.00 | |