Table 3 Multivariable logistic regression: adjusted odds ratios of factors associated with Overweight/obesity and Central obesity in male South Asian immigrants (n = 1,375) Al Ain, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2012
Overweight AOR | pvalue | Central obesity AOR | pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | (95% CI) | (95% CI) | ||
India | 0.91 (0.65 - 1.27) | 0.602 | 0.88 (0.62 - 1.27) | 0.483 |
Pakistan | 1.48 (0.98 - 2.24) | 0.066 | 1.06 (0.73 - 1.55) | 0.747 |
Bangladesh | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Age, Years | 1.02 (0.99 - 1.04) | 0.065 | 1.06 (1.03 -1.08) | <0.001 |
Monthly salary in UAE Dirhams (AED) | 1.00 (0.99 - 1.00) | 0.735 | 0.99 (0.99 - 1.00) | 0.598 |
Education | ||||
None | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Primary or middle | 1.51 (0.95 - 2.41) | 0.083 | 1.58 (0.98 - 2.55) | 0.058 |
Secondary or high school | 1.54 (0.96 - 2.49) | 0.075 | 1.27 (0.78 - 2.05) | 0.340 |
College or university | 2.05 (1.03 - 4.06 | 0.040 | 1.09 (0.55 - 2.23) | 0.808 |
Occupation | ||||
Driver | 2.54 (1.65 - 3.89) | <0.001 | 1.57 (0.99 - 2.48) | 0.051 |
Laborer | 1.0 | 1.21 (0.76 - 1.94) | 0.416 | |
Construction worker | 1.08 (0.66 - 1.78) | 0.745 | 1.29 (0.76 - 2.20) | 0.333 |
Agriculture worker | 1.16 (0.73 - 1.83) | 0.523 | 1.0 | |
Salesman | 1.45 (0.76 - 2.74) | 0.253 | 1.81 (0.87 - 3.75) | 0.110 |
Professional, office worker | 1.85 (0.96 - 3.56) | 0.066 | 2.14 (1.02 - 4.47) | 0.043 |
Business man/shop keeper | 2.35 (1.08 - 5.08) | 0.030 | 3.05 (1.20 - 7.73) | 0.019 |
Hospitality worker | 1.58 (0.82 - 3.02) | 0.170 | 1.38 (0.68 -2.79) | 0.361 |
Tailor | 3.33 (1.63 - 6.83) | <0.001 | 1.98 (0.89 - 4.36) | 0.091 |
Other | 1.18 (0.52 - 2.68) | 0.687 | 1.14 (0.46 - 2.83) | 0.764 |
Type of accommodation | ||||
Shared with non-relatives | 1.20 (0.78 - 1.83) | 0.339 | 1.07 (0.70 - 1.64) | 0.737 |
Shared with family | 1.45 (0.80 - 2.63) | 0.213 | 0.78 (0.42 - 1.45) | 0.434 |
Single accommodation | 1.69 (0.97 - 2.94) | 0.062 | 1.43 (0.78 - 2.62) | 0.246 |
Live with sponsor | 1.02 (0.63 - 1.73) | 0.932 | 0.78 (0.45 - 1.34) | 0.377 |
Live in a labor camp | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Home country setting | ||||
Rural | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Urban or semi-urban | 1.23 (0.91 - 1.64) | 0.170 | 1.05 (0.76 - 1.46) | 0.731 |
Length of stay in UAE | ||||
1 to 5 years | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
6 to 10 years | 1.81 (1.28 - 2.57) | <0.001 | 1.63 (1.13 - 2.35) | 0.008 |
>10 years | 1.69 (1.15 - 2.48) | 0.007 | 1.95 (1.26 - 3.01) | 0.002 |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Married | 1.35 (0.96 - 1.90) | 0.080 | 1.34 (0.95 - 1.88) | 0.086 |
Hypertension (BP ≥140/90 mm Hg) | ||||
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 1.87 (1.40 - 2.48) | <0.001 | 2.07 (1.49 - 2.87) | <0.001 |
Diabetes | ||||
No | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
Yes | 0.78 (0.52 - 1.55) | 0.196 | 1.05 (0.44, 1.89) | 0.671 |