Table 2 Risk factors for overweight and obesity. Crude and Adjusted OR with 95% confidence intervals

  15–29

1

1

1

1

  30–44

3.13 (2.80–3.50)

2.76 (2.45–3.11)

3.86 (3.28–4.53)

3.24 (2.69–3.90)

   ≥ 45

3.57 (2.90–4.38)

3.68 (2.95–4.60)

5.48 (4.34–6.91)

5.74 (4.45–7.43)

   ≤ Primary

1

1

1

1

  Secondary

1.35 (1.20–1.52)

1.03 (0.91–1.18)

1.66 (1.37–2.00)

1.08 (0.89–1.32)

  Higher

3.06 (2.48–3.78)

1.23 (0.95–1.58)

4.67 (3.63–5.99)

1.44 (1.07–1.96)

  None

1

1

1

1

  Hormonal

1.74 (1.55–1.96)

1.24 (1.07–1.41)

1.94 (1.64–2.28)

1.34 (1.10–1.64)

  Non-Hormonal

2.01 (1.65–2.44)

1.20 (0.63–1.19)

2.38 (1.81–3.13)

1.31 (0.96–1.78)

  Unmarried

1

1

1

1

  Married

1.99 (1.77–2.23)

1.58 (1.38–1.79)

2.14 (1.81–2.53)

1.54 (1.27–1.87)

  Poorest

1

1

1

1

  Poorer

1.39 (1.14–1.71)

1.40 (1.19–1.74)

1.80 (1.21–2.66)

1.74 (1.16–2.60)

  Middle

1.87 (1.56–2.24)

1.82 (1.48–2.23)

2.61 (1.85–3.69)

2.29 (1.58–3.34)

  Richer

2.86 (2.38–3.45)

2.91 (2.25–3.74)

4.83 (3.45–6.76)

4.37 (2.82–6.77)

  Richest

3.91 (3.29–4.67)

4.01 (2.93–5.50)

8.18 (5.87–11.39)

6.97 (4.08–11.9)

  Urban

1

1

1

1

  Rural

0.47 (0.41–0.53)

1.01 (0.79–1.29)

0.35 (0.29–0.42)

0.97 (0.68–1.40)

  Manicaland

1

1

1

  Mashonaland

1.21 (1.00–1.47)

0.95 (0.78–1.15)

1.34 (0.99–1.80)

Matebeleland

1.07 (0.88–1.30)

0.95 (0.77–1.17)

1.28 (0.92–1.72)

  Non-Christian

1

1

1

1

  Christian

1.51 (1.35–1.68)

1.13 (1.00–1.28)

1.81 (1.57–2.08)

1.12 (0.95–1.33)

  No

1

1

1

1

  Yes

1.86 (1.62–2.13)

1.12 (0.96–1.31)

2.72 (2.17–3.42)

1.24 (0.96–1.61)

  1–5

1

1

1

1

  6–10

0.82 (0.73–0.91)

0.91 (0.80–1.03)

0.84 (0.71–0.99)

0.98 (0.81–1.18)

   > 11

0.62 (0.46–0.83)

0.86 (0.63–1.19)

0.72 (0.49–1.06)

1.18 (0.79–1.78)