Table 2 Prevalence and correlates of central obesity by different selected characteristics of the respondents (N = 392)
Variable | Central Obesity (%)# | OR (95% CI) | p-value | AOR (95% CI | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | |||
Male | 71 (28.0)*** | 1 | 1 | – | |
Female | 93 (67.4) | 5.33 (3.39,8.35) | 9.53 (5.49, 16.78) | – | |
Age | < 0.001 | 0.018 | |||
≤ 30 | 26 (25.5)*** | 1 | 1 | – | |
31–40 | 466 (43.4) | 2.24 (1.29, 3.88) | 2.05 (1.06, 3.96) | – | |
41–50 | 45 (48.4) | 2.74 (1.49, 5.00) | 2.58 (1.19, 5.57) | – | |
≥ 51 | 51 (60.0) | 4.39 (2.08, 9.23) | 4.15 (1.65, 10.42) | – | |
Employment sector | 0.205 | – | – | ||
Public | 113 (44.1)* | 1 | – | – | |
Private | 51 (37.5) | 0.76 (0.49, 1.16) | – | – | |
Educational status | 0.14 | – | – | ||
Non bachelor degree | 49 (33.8)** | 1 | – | – | |
Bachelor Degree and higher | 115 (46.6) | 1.71 (1.12, 2.61) | – | – | |
Type of occupation | 0.006 | – | – | ||
Supportive staff | 45 (32.4)** | 1 | – | – | |
Professional staff | 81 (44.0) | 1.64 (1.04, 2.60) | – | – | |
Administrative staff | 38 (55.1) | 2.56 (1.42, 4.63) | – | – | |
Monthly salary (TSh) | 0.02 | – | – | ||
< 400,000 | 32 (31.1)** | 1 | – | – | |
400,000–1,000,000 | 70 (40.0) | 1.48 (0.88,2.48) | – | – | |
> 1,000,000 | 62 (54.4) | 2.65 (1.52, 4.62) | – | – | |
Means of transport to and from workplace | 0.18 | – | – | ||
Walking/ bicycle | 12 (25.5)** | 1 | – | – | |
Motor vehicle/ cycle | 152 (44.1) | 2.29 (1.15, 4.58) | – | – | |
Source of meals at workplace | 0.002 | – | 0.041 | ||
Food vendors | 137 (39.1)** | 1 | 1 | – | |
Homemade | 27 (64.3) | 2.79 (1.44, 5.45) | 2.32 (1.04, 4.19) | – | |
Current alcohol use | 0.151 | – | – | ||
No | 94 (39.0)* | 1 | – | – | |
Yes | 70 (46.4) | 1.35 (0.89, 2.04) | – | – | |
Hypertension | 0.006 | – | 0.005 | ||
No | 139 (39.5)** | 1 | 1 | – | |
Yes | 25 (62.5) | 2.55 (1.30, 5.02) | 3.12 (1.41, 6.91) | – |