Association between body mass index and ready-to-eat food consumption among sedentary staff in Nay Pyi Taw union territory, Myanmar

Table 4 Odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for being overweight and obese BMI ≥ 25 kg/m² among sedentary staffs (N = 400)

Characteristics	Unadjusted		Adjusted ^a)
Characteristics	OR 95%CI		OR 95% CI
Age (in years)
32 or younger	1	Reference	1	Reference
Above 32	3.51	(1.96–6.27)^***	3.97	(1.82–8.69) ^**
Sex
Male	1	Reference	1	Reference
Female	0.89	(0.42–1.84)	1.99	(0.68–5.79)
Marital status
Others	1	Reference	1	Reference
Married	1.91	(1.08–3.36) ^*	1.57	(0.76–3.28)
Designation
Other rank	1	Reference	1	Reference
Officer and above	2.81	(1.53–5.15) ^**	1.51	(0.63–3.60)
Smoking
No	1	Reference	1	Reference
Yes	3.57	(1.15–11.06) ^*	5.62	(1.06–29.90) ^*
Frequency of RTE^c food consumption
Less frequently consumed^e	1	Reference	1	Reference
More frequently consumed^d	5.69	(2.01–16.12) ^**	4.78	(1.44–15.85) ^**
Preference of RTE^c food
No	1	Reference	1	Reference
Yes	11.97	(3.67–39.06) ^***	8.93	(2.54–31.37) ^**
Timing of consumption
Dinner	1	Reference	1	Reference
Others^b	4.47	(1.06–18.95) ^*	0.26	(0.05–1.31)
Intensity of physical exercise
Moderate/vigorous	1	Reference	1	Reference
Light	2.17	(1.14–4.12) ^**	3.55	(1.63–7.73) ^**
Leisure activity
Non-sedentary	1	Reference	1	Reference
Sedentary	3.07	(1.27–7.39) ^**	3.32	(1. (22–9.03) ^**
Medical history of NCDs^a
No	1	Reference	1	Re Reference
Yes	4.18	(2.30–7.61) ^***	1.99	(1. (0.92–4.33)

^aNCDs: non-communicable diseases;^bOthers: breakfast, lunch and supper; ^cRTE: ready-to-eat; ^dMore frequently consumed (two to three times per day, once daily, two to four times per week, once per week and one to three times per month). ^eLess frequently consumed (less than once per month) ^*P,0.05;^**P,0.01;^***P < 0.001;OR: odds ratio, CI: confidence interval ^a) Adjusted for the variables listed in this table

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