Table 4 Evaluation of the factors associated with general obesity by bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis

 Male

Ref

Ref

 Female

2.44 (1.78–3.34)

0.000

2.61 (1.88–3.63)

0.000

 18–30

Ref

Ref

 31–40

2.13 (1.40–3.22)

0.000

2.00 (1.31–3.06)

0.001

 41–50

1.89 (1.17–3.04)

0.009

2.00 (1.23–3.26)

0.005

 51–60

1.71 (1.01–2.88)

0.046

1.91 (1.11–3.26)

0.019

  ≥ 60

2.19 (1.22–3.95)

0.009

2.35 (1.28–4.30)

0.006

 Normal

Ref

Ref

 Obese

10.01 (6.73–14.89)

0.000

8.65 (5.67–13.18)

0.000

 Above secondary

Ref

Ref

 Secondary

1.30 (0.80–2.12)

0.292

1.17 (070–1.96)

0.549

 Primary

1.33 (0.84–2.10)

0.220

1.31 (0.81–2.11)

0.273

 Illiterate

2.01 (1.29–3.14)

0.002

1.99 (1.24–3.19)

0.004

 Low

Ref

Ref

 Medium

1.50 (0.97–2.32)

0.066

1.64 (1.04–2.59)

0.032

 High

1.48 (0.83–2.63)

0.186

1.54 (0.82–2.88)

0.175

 Adequate/Moderate

Ref

Ref

 Low

1.39 (1.05–2.12)

0.042

1.13 (1.02–1.88)

0.045

 Rural

Ref

Ref

 Urban

1.73 (1.26–2.38)

0.001

1.92 (1.37–2.68)

0.000

 Barisal

Ref

Ref

 Chittagong

0.52 (0.27–1.01)

0.054

0.46 (0.23–0.92)

0.027

 Dhaka

1.41 (0.82–2.44)

0.216

1.32 (0.73–2.40)

0.356

 Khulna

0.78 (0.40–1.51)

0.455

0.67 (0.34–1.34)

0.263

 Mymensingh

0.72 (0.38–1.39)

0.329

0.57 (0.28–1.17)

0.128

 Rajshahi

0.45 (0.23–0.86)

0.016

0.47 (0.24–0.93)

0.031

 Rangpur

0.31 (0.14–0.70)

0.005

0.31 (0.13–0.70)

0.005

 Sylhet

0.39 (0.19–0.80)

0.010

0.55 (0.26–1.15)

0.112