Table 4 Factors associated with childhood overweight/obesity n = 575

  ≤ 29

 30–39

1.22 (0.64–2.34)

0.85 (0–38-1.87)

 40–49

1.38 (0.71–2.71)

0.75 (0.30–1.82)

  ≥ 50

1.50 (0.52–4.33)

0.95 (0.24–3.74)

 Male

 Female

1.17 (0.81–1.71)

1.10 (0.65–1.87)

 Below high school

 High school

1.32 (0.70–2.49)

0.80 (0.32–2.01)

 University level

2.95 (1.77–4.93)**

0.86 (0.34–2.26)

 Unskilled worker

 Skilled worker

0.34 (0.12–0.97)

0.15 (0.43–0.53)

 Clerical, shop owner, farmer

0.31 (0.11–0.91)

0.18 (0.05–0.63)

 Profession

0.91 (0.35–2.35)

0.25 (0.07–0.84)

  < 10,000

 10,000-25,000

0.94 (.37–2.42)

1.23 (0.36–4.22)

 25,001-50,000

0.89 (.36–2.18)

0.88 (0.25–3.08)

  > 50,000

2.86 (1.20–6.83)*

1.45 (0.40–5.20)

 Below high school

 High school

2.45 (1.35–4.42)*

3.13 (1.39–7.12)*

 University level

4.56 (2.71–7.66)*

3.09 (1.23–7.70)*

 Unskilled worker or housewife

 Skilled worker

0.71 (.31–1.58)

0.90 (0.25–2.25)

 Clerical, shop owner, farmer

0.33 (.09–1.12)

0.44 (0.11–1.65)

 Profession

2.33 (1.55–3.51)**

1.34 (1.02–4.05)**

 6–9

 10–13

1.59 (1.09–2.32)*

1.36 (0.86–2.16)

 Male

1.61 (1.09–2.38)*

2.21 (1.38–3.53)**

 Female

 Normal

 LGA

6.34 (2.65–15.16)**

2.42 (0.83–7.01)

 Nuclear

 Joint

0.77 (0.51–1.19)

0.77 (0.46–1.28)

 Extended

0.50 (0.25–1.01)

0.59 (0.27–1.29)

 Janajati

 Not Janajati

0.86 (0.59–1.26)

0.78 (0.49–1.25)

 Low junk food consumption (< 2 times /week)

 High junk food consumption(≥ 2 times/week)

3.18 (2.03–4.95)**

2.92 (1.66–5.12)**

 Yes

 No

1.82 (1.14–2.90)*

1.58 (1.11–2.58)*

 No

 Yes

0.99 (0.61–1.64)

1.13 (0.63–2.05)

 Low

 High

0

0

 On foot

 By school bus

3.52 (2.05–6.05)**

2.38 (1.12–4.79)*

 Own or public vehicles

2.75 (1.35–5.58)**

2.49 (1.24–6.72)*

 Recommended (≤2 h a day)

 High (> 2 h a day)

1.41 (0.26–7.99)

3.2 (0.41–26.90)

 Recommended (≤2 h a day)

 High (> 2 h a day)

4.09 (1.97–8.44)**

3.01 (1.20–7.29)*