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Table 2 Associations between participant socio-demographic characteristics and overweight/obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (N = 918)

From: Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Variables

N

n (%)

CPR(95%CI)

P-value

APRa(95%CI)

P-value

Age in years

 15–24

334

105 (31.4)

1

 

1

 

 25–34

351

185 (52.7)

1.50 (1.25,1.79)

< 0.01

1.26 (1.03,1.54)

0.03

 35–49

319

218 (68.3)

1.90 (1.61,2.45)

< 0.01

1.59 (1.30,1.95)

< 0.01

Household size

 1–3

170

88 (51.8)

1

   

 4–5

333

181 (54.4)

1.09 (0.84,1.41)

0.52

  

 6 and above

501

239 (47.7)

0.94 (0.73,1.21)

0.64

  

Education

 No education

59

28 (47.5)

1

   

 Primary

600

329 (54.8)

1.12 (0.86,1.16)

0.40

  

 Secondary

267

114 (42.7)

0.94 (0.70,1.25)

0.67

  

 Above secondary

78

37 (47.4)

1.04 (0.75,1.47)

0.78

  

Type of Employment

 No employment

546

242 (44.3)

1

 

1

 

 Informal

334

199 (59.6)

1.28 (1.13,1.45)

< 0.01

1.14 (1.01,1.29)

0.04

 Formal

124

67 (54.0)

1.17 (0.98,1.40)

0.08

1.06 (0.90,1.26)

0.48

Marital Status

 Single

356

114 (32.0)

1

 

1

 

 Married/cohabiting

581

357 (61.5)

1.66 (1.42,1.94)

< 0.01

1.33 (1.11,1.60)

< 0.01

 Divorced/separated

66

36 (54.6)

1.52 (1.17,1.97)

< 0.01

1.21 (0.93,1.59)

0.16

Parity

 0–1

194

97 (50.0)

1

   

  > 1

543

329 (60.6)

1.16 (1.00,1.34)

0.06

  

Wealth index Score

 Low

335

150 (44.8)

1

 

1

 

 Middle

395

210 (53.2)

1.21 (1.05,1.39)

0.01

1.25 (1.09,1.4)

< 0.01

 High

274

148 (54.0)

1.18 (1.12,1.61)

0.03

1.24 (1.07,1.4)

< 0.01

  1. Abbreviations: CPR Crude prevalence ratio; APR Adjusted prevalence ratio
  2. aAdjusted for physical activity and energy intake