Table 2 Socio-demographic and behavioural predictors of obesity by logistic regression among the study population (N = 1249)

Age groups

   18-24

1

1

   25-34

2.6(1.6-4.3)

< 0.001

2.3(1.4-3.9)

0.002

   35-44

5.6(3.4-9.4)

< 0.001

4.7 (2.6-8.3)

< 0.001

   45-54

6.5(3.8-11.5)

< 0.001

5.3 (2.8-10.0)

< 0.001

   55+

6.4(3.5-11.6)

< 0.001

5.1 (2.5-10.4)

< 0.001

Sex

   Male

1

1

   Female

3.3(2.3-4.8)

< 0.001

3.6 (2.2-5.4)

< 0.001

Marital status

   Single

1

1

   Married/Cohabiting

3.4(2.3-5.0)

< 0.001

1.6 (1.0-2.4)

0.054

   Divorcee

4.7(2.5-8.8)

< 0.001

1.6 (0.8-3.2)

0.195

   Widow(er)

5.5(2.9-10.4)

< 0.001

1.2 (0.6-2.5)

0.670

Education

   Informal

1

1

   Primary

0.7(0.4-1.0)

0.073

0.9 (0.6-1.6)

0.923

   Secondary

0.5(0.3-0.8)

0.005

0.8 (0.4-1.5)

0.548

   Post-secondary

0.7(0.3-1.7)

0.478

1.6 (0.6-4.2)

0.302

Socioeconomic status

   Low

1

1

   Medium

1.3 (0.6-3.1)

0.545

1.5 (0.6-3.8)

0.362

   High

3.2 (1.3-7.8)

0.009

2.6 (1.0-6.4)

0.053

Physical activity

   Light

1

1

   Moderate

0.8 (0.5-1.1)

0.165

0.8 (0.6-1.3)

0.399

   Vigorous

0.2 (0.1-0.4)

0.001

0.4 (0.2-0.8)

0.005