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Table 2 Measures of association between overweight/obesity and associated risk factors

From: The prevalence of overweight/obesity and its association with household food insecurity among women living with HIV in rural Eswatini

Risk factors

Normal weight

Overweight/obesity

P—value

N

%

N

%

Age

75

45.1

91

54.8

0.976

Travel time

68

45.6

81

54.4

0.041

Educational level

    

0.612

No school

19

48.7

20

51.3

 

Primary/high school

56

44.1

71

55.9

 

Marital status

    

0.882

Married/ living with partner

42

44.7

52

55.3

 

Not married

33

45.8

39

54.2

 

Employment status

    

0.366

Not employed

44

48.4

47

51.6

 

Employed

31

41.3

44

58.7

 

Household income (Rands)

    

0.316

 <  = R500

44

48.4

47

51.6

 

R500 + 

30

40.5

44

59.5

 

Food insecurity index

    

0.003

0 (least food insecure)

1

14.3

6

85.7

 

1

4

17.4

19

82.6

 

2

16

41.0

23

59.0

 

3 (most food insecure)

53

55.2

43

44.8

 

Alcohol use

    

0.135

Nondrinkers

63

48.5

67

51.5

 

Drinkers

12

34.3

23

65.7

 

ART adherence status

    

0.349

Adherent

30

41.1

43

58.9

 

Nonadherent

45

48.4

48

61.6

 

Health status

    

0.000

Good

41

35.3

75

64.7

 

Poor

34

68.0

16

32.0

 

Transport mode

    

0.448

Walking

52

47.3

58

52.7

 

Vehicle

23

41.1

33

54.8

 

Family support

    

0.078

No

30

37.5

50

62.5

 

Yes

43

51.2

41

48.8

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