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Table 3 Independent determinants of obesity (Model 1)

From: Female sex, poverty and globalization as determinants of obesity among rural South African type 2 diabetics: a cross-sectional study

Variables

B

SE

Wald

OR(95% CI)

p-value

Level of education

Tertiary

1.828

0.672

7.399

6.2 (1.7–23.2)

0.007

Secondary

1.304

0.367

12.648

3.7 (1.8–7.6)

<0.001

Primary

0.657

0.417

2.5

1.9 (0.9–4.4)

0.115

Illiterate

  

Reference 1

  

Smoking history

Current smoker

1.262

0.473

7.115

3.5 (1.4–8.9)

0.008

Never smoked

0.037

0.368

0.010

1.04 (0.5–2.1)

0.920

Former smoker

  

Reference 1

  

Gender

Female

0.924

0.267

11.970

2.5 (1.5–4.3)

<0.001

Male

  

Reference 1

  

Employment status

     

Unemployed

0.843

0.335

6.330

2.3 (1.2–4.5)

0.012

Employed

  

Reference 1

  

Constant

−2.156

0.555

15.107

 

<0.001

  1. Adjusted for age, marital status and alcohol intake.