Table 4 Relationship between being obese and ownership of household appliances
| Â | MALES | Â | Â | Â | FEMALES | Â | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Total n | obese n (%) | age adjusted OR (95% CI) | adjusted OR (95% CI)* | Total n | obese n (%) | age adjusted OR (95% CI) | adjusted OR (95% CI)* |
washing machine | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   no | 10414 | 1499 (14.4) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 12071 | 845 (7.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   yes | 23368 | 6080 (26.0) | 1.68 (1.58-1.79) | 1.57 (1.47-1.68) | 29849 | 3296 (11.0) | 1.31 (1.21-1.43) | 1.36 (1.25-1.47) |
refrigerator | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   no | 2256 | 276 (12.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1901 | 118 (6.2) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   yes | 31526 | 7303 (23.2) | 1.70 (1.49-1.94) | 1.53 (1.34-1.75) | 40019 | 4023 (10.1) | 1.29 (1.07-1.57) | 1.32 (1.09-1.61) |
microwave oven | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   no | 24182 | 4749 (19.6) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 28139 | 2482 (8.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   yes | 9600 | 2830 (29.5) | 1.43 (1.35-1.51) | 1.34 (1.26-1.42) | 13781 | 1659 (12.0) | 1.11 (1.04-1.19) | 1.17 (1.09-1.26) |
water heater | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   no | 24269 | 4810 (19.8) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 29129 | 2623 (9.0) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   yes | 9513 | 2769 (29.1) | 1.33 (1.26-1.41) | 1.24 (1.17-1.32) | 12791 | 1518 (11.9) | 1.02 (0.95-1.09) | 1.07 (0.99-1.15) |
number of appliances | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
   0 | 1973 | 222 (11.3) | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1546 | 88 (5.7) | 1.00 | 1.00 |
   1 | 7487 | 1065 (14.2) | 1.23 (1.05-1.44) | 1.20 (1.02-1.40) | 8916 | 585 (6.6) | 1.09 (0.96-1.23) | 1.08 (0.86-1.37) |
   2 | 11865 | 2676 (22.6) | 1.89 (1.63-2.19) | 1.76 (1.51-2.05) | 14515 | 1458 (10.0) | 1.56 (1.38-1.76) | 1.53 (1.22-1.92) |
   3 | 7038 | 1899 (27.0) | 2.13 (1.83-2.48) | 1.94 (1.66-2.27) | 9278 | 1045 (11.3) | 1.60 (1.41-1.81) | 1.55 (1.23-1.96) |
   4 | 5419 | 1717 (31.7) | 2.49 (2.13-2.90) | 2.22 (1.89-2.61) | 7665 | 965 (12.6) | 1.66 (1.46-1.88) | 1.58 (1.25-2.00) |