Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for obesity vs. normal weight
Characteristics | N | Univariate | p-value | Multivariate | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | RR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) | |||
Age categories (years) | Â | Â | <0.0001 | Â | <0.0001 |
- <30 | 77 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- 30 – 39 | 201 | 8.14 (3.09, 21.43) |  | 6.73 (2.51, 18.02) |  |
- 40 – 49 | 234 | 9.46 (3.61, 24.78) |  | 8.07 (3.01, 21.66) |  |
- ≥ 50 | 130 | 9.03 (3.42, 23.87) |  | 7.74 (2.88, 20.81) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | <.0001 | Â | <0.0001 |
- Male | 358 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- Female | 282 | 2.43 (1.99, 2.96) | Â | 2.54 (2.08, 3.10) | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.0001 | Â | 0.009 |
- Not married | 166 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- Married | 476 | 1.58 (1.22, 2.04) | Â | 1.24 (1.00, 1.53) | Â |
Education | Â | Â | 0.0003 | Â | 0.83 |
- Secondary (High school) | 148 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- ≥ Tertiary (College) | 489 | 1.74 (1.31, 2.31) |  | 1.03 (0.80, 1.34) |  |
- None/Primary (Elementary) | 4 | 1.80 (0.26, 7.33) | Â | 1.21 (0.38, 5.42) | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | <.0001 | Â | 0.008 |
- Skilled manual | 259 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- Professional/executive | 317 | 1.35 (1.12, 1.64) | Â | 1.25 (1.06, 1.48) | Â |
- Unskilled manual | 50 | 0.43 (0.22, 0.83) | Â | 0.69 (0.36, 1.31) | Â |
- Self-employed | 16 | 0.34 (0.09, 1.24) | Â | 0.47 (0.13, 1.65) | Â |
Socio-economic status | Â | Â | <0.0001 | Â | 0.003 |
- Low | 263 | 1.00 | Â | 1.00 | Â |
- Middle | 254 | 2.01 (1.60, 2.53) | Â | 1.39 (1.13, 1.72) | Â |
- High | 125 | 1.66 (1.26, 2.19) | Â | 1.24 (0.97, 1.59) | Â |
Sugar sweetened beverages | Â | Â | 0.93 | Â | Â |
- < 1/month | 119 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
- ≤ 1/week | 272 | 0.86 (0.67, 1.10) |  |  |  |
- 2 – 6/week | 173 | 0.92 (0.70, 1.19) |  |  |  |
- ≥ 1/day | 78 | 0.93 (0.67, 1.29) |  |  |  |
Physical activity | Â | Â | 0.26 | Â | Â |
- Low | 393 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
- Moderate | 142 | 0.87 (0.68, 1.10) | Â | Â | Â |
- High | 107 | 0.83 (0.63, 1.10) | Â | Â | Â |
Television (hours/week) | Â | Â | 0.65 | Â | Â |
- <6/week | 294 | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
- 6 - 10/week | 177 | 0.95 (0.75, 1.19) | Â | Â | Â |
- 11 - 20/week | 106 | 1.12 (0.88, 1.44) | Â | Â | Â |
- > 20/week | 65 | 0.97 (0.70, 1.35) |  |  |  |