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Table 2 Prevalence of adiposity by sociodemographic groups

From: Prevalence and factors associated with overweight and obesity in selected health areas in a rural health district in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis

Variables

Normal (n = 191)

% (95% CI)

Overweight (n = 177)

% (95% CI)

Obesity (n = 117)

% (95% CI)

Overall crude prevalence

39.4 (35.0–43.9)

36.5 (32.2–41.0)

24.1 (20.4–28.2)

Age- and sex-standardized prevalenceb

 

31.1 (27.0–35.2)

18.9 (14.9–22.9)

BMI (in kg/m2)a

22.77 (22.49–23.05)

27.51 (27.10–27.73)

33.59 (32.85–34.60)

Gender

 Male

54.5 (46.6–62.2)

32.7 (25.8–40.5)

12.7 (8.2–19.0)

 Female

31.6 (26.6–37.0)

38.4 (33.1–44.0)

30.0 (25.1–35.4)

Marital Status

 Single

55.8 (46.1–65.0)

28.3 (20.4–37.7)

15.9 (10.0–24.3)

 Married

33.9 (29.1–39.0)

39.3 (34.3–44.5)

26.8 (22.4–31.7)

Employment status

 Unemployed

41.4 (36.1–46.9)

36.9 (31.8–42.4)

21.7 (17.5–26.6)

 Employed

34.9 (34.9–43.2)

35.6 (28.0–43.9)

29.5 (22.5–37.6)

Occupation

 Low/unemployed

39.3 (34.2–44.7)

35.9 (30.9–41.2)

24.8 (20.4–29.7)

 Medium

46.2 (36.6–56.1)

34.0 (25.2–43.9)

19.8 (12.9–28.9)

 High

4.8 (0.2–25.9)

57.1 (34.4–77.4)

38.1 (19.0–61.3)

Level of education

 No formal

51.6 (42.5–60.7)

32.8 (24.7–42.0)

15.6 (9.9–23.5)

 Primary

36.0 (28.1–44.6)

38.8 (30.8–47.5)

25.2 (18.4–33.4)

 Secondary

35.3 (28.2–43.1)

35.9 (28.8–43.8)

28.7 (22.1–36.3)

 Tertiary

30.2 (18.7–44.5)

41.5 (28.4–55.8)

28.3 (17.2–42.6)

  1. BMI Body mass index, n frequency, CI confidence interval, amean (95% CI), bPrevalence computed using direct standardization method