Table 4 Regression analysis of overweight and obesity among reproductive age group women with their educational status and other covariates in Ethiopia, (N = 2848)

 No education

72(5.8)

1159(94.2)

1

1

 Primary

160(16.2)

830(83.8)

3.10(2.32,4.16)

1.91(1.30,2.79)

0.001

 Secondary

96(26.7)

269(73.3)

5.75(4.12,8.02)

1.90(1.16,3.12)

0.011

 Higher

97(37.0)

165(63.0)

9.46(6.70,13.37)

2.11(1.18,3.76)

0.012

 15–24 years old

48(6.6)

680(93.4)

1

1

 25-34 years old

216(16.5)

1090(83.5)

2.81(2.02,3.89)

3.03(2.06,4.48)

<  0.001

  > =35 years old

161(19.8)

653(80.2)

3.49(2.49,4.91)

6.51(4.08,10.37)

<  0.001

 Orthodox

254(16.8)

1262(83.2)

1

1

 Catholic

2(9.5)

19(90.5)

0.52(0.12,2.26)

0.46(0.09,2.37)

0.353

 Protestant

55(8.8)

568(91.2)

0.48(0.35,0.66)

0.72(0.48,1.07)

0.105

 Muslim

113(16.8)

561(83.2)

1.00(0.79,1.28)

1.01(0.73, 1.39)

0.977

 Others

1(7.1)

13(92.9)

0.38(0.05,2.94)

0.87(0.10,7.69)

0.901

 None

24(10)

215(90)

1

1

 1–3

299(18.3)

1335(81.7)

2.01(1.29,3.12)

1.46(0.86,2.49)

0.167

  > =4

102(10.5)

873(89.5)

1.05(0.66,1.67)

1.496(0.78,2.89)

0.229

 Traditional

23(31.5)

50(68.5)

2.72(1.64,4.50)

0.74(0.40,1.36)

0.335

 Modern

402(14.5)

2373(85.5)

1

1

 Tigray

22(6.7)

308(93.3)

1

1

 Afar

16(22.9)

54(77.1)

4.15(2.05,8.40)

2.06(0.90,4.71)

0.087

 Amhara

23(4.3)

509(95.7)

0.63(0.35,1.15)

0.96(0.49,1.86)

0.896

 Oromia

33(9.1)

330(90.9)

1.40(0.80,2.45)

2.29(1.21,4.35)

0.011

 Somali

5(31.2)

11(68.8)

6.36(2.03,19.94)

4.88(1.30,18.31)

0.019

 Benishangul

26(12.6)

181(87.4)

2.01(1.11,3.65)

4.05(2.04,8.07)

<  0.001

 SNNPR

30(6.2)

450(93.8)

0.93(0.53,1.65)

1.89(0.96,3.74)

0.067

 Gambella

22(11.5)

170(88.5)

1.81(0.98,3.37)

1.54(0.77,3.09)

0.227

 Harari

51(34.9)

95(65.1)

7.52(4.34,13.03)

3.10(1.62,5.92)

0.001

 Addis Ababa

147(41.5)

207(58.5)

9.94(6.14,16.09)

2.54(1.46,4.39)

0.001

 Dire Dawa

50(31.6)

108(68.4)

6.48(3.75,11.20)

2.28(1.21,4.29)

0.011

 Urban

354(33.6)

700(66.4)

12.27(9.37,16.07)

3.11(2.02,4.80)

<  0.001

 Rural

71(4.0)

1723(96.0)

1

1

 Not employed

174(14.0)

1069(86.0)

0.88(0.71,1.08)

0.89(0.68,1.15)

0.361

 Employed

251(15.6%)

1354(84.4)

1

1

 No education

57(6.3)

842(93.7)

1

1

 Primary

117(10.7)

972(89.3)

1.78(1.28,2.47)

0.83(0.56,1.24)

0.365

 Secondary

124(26.7)

341(73.3)

5.37(3.83,7.53)

1.00(0.63,1.59)

0.999

 Higher

127(32.2)

268(67.8)

7.00(4.98,9.85)

1.11(0.67,1.84)

0.697

 Poor

10(1.4)

688(98.6)

1

1

 Medium

13(2.9)

440(97.1)

2.03(0.88,4.68)

1.99(0.85,4.63)

0.111

 Rich

402(23.7)

1295(76.3)

21.36(11.33,40.27)

4.82(2.40,9.71)

<  0.001

 No

423(14.9)

2408(85.1)

1

1

 Yes

2(11.8)

15(88.2)

2.21(1.67,2.92)

1.42(0.98,2.07)

0.063

 Not at all

267(11.3)

2095(88.7)

1

1

 Less than once a week

111(30.9)

248(69.1)

3.51(2.72,4.54)

1.03(0.73,1.46)

0.853

 At least once a week

47(37.0)

80(63.0)

4.61(3.15,6.76)

1.08(.67,1.75)

0.760

 Not at all

185(10.9)

1514(89.1)

1

1

 Less than once a week

95(17.1)

459(82.9)

1.69(1.30,2.22)

0.63(0.45,0.89)

0.008

 At least once a week

145(24.4)

450(75.6)

2.64(2.07,3.36)

0.85(0.61,1.17)

0.320

 Not at all

85(5.1)

1572(94.9)

1

1

 Less than once a week

53(14.0)

325(86.0)

3.02(2.10,4.34)

1.32(0.83,2.12)

0.246

 At least once a week

287(35.3)

526(64.7)

10.09(7.77,13.11)

1.91(1.26,2.90)

0.002

 Not at all

351(13.1)

2326(86.9)

1

1

 Less than once a week

16(42.1)

22(57.9)

4.82(2.51,9.27)

1.33(0.62,2.86)

0.461

 At least once a week

32(44.4)

40(55.6)

5.30(3.29,8.55)

1.89(1.06,3.36)

0.031

 Almost every day

26(42.6)

35(54.7)

4.92(2.93,8.28)

1.28(0.68,2.43)

0.449