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Table 5 Evaluation of the factors associated with abdominal obesity by bivariate and multivariable logistic regression analysis

From: Prevalence and risk factors of general and abdominal obesity and hypertension in rural and urban residents in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study

Variables

COR (95% Cl)

P-value

AOR (95% Cl)

P-value

Gender

 Male

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Female

3.14 (2.43–4.06)

0.000

3.51 (2.57–4.80)

0.000

Age groups (years)

 18–30

Ref

 

Ref

 

 31–40

1.89 (1.36–2.63)

0.000

1.32 (0.89–1.96)

0.169

 41–50

2.16 (1.48–3.14)

0.000

1.91 (1.21–3.01)

0.005

 51–60

2.22 (1.47–3.35)

0.000

2.41 91.46–3.96)

0.001

  ≥ 60

2.56 (1.59–4.14)

0.000

2.80 (1.57–5.01)

0.001

BMI (kg/m2)

 Normal

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Overweight

5.25 (3.80–7.25)

0.000

5.70 (4.03–8.07)

0.000

 Obese

25.14 (16.02–39.44)

0.000

23.00 (14.21–37.23)

0.000

Education

 Above secondary

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Secondary

1.30 (0.89–1.91)

0.173

0.91 (0.57–1.44)

0.678

 Primary

1.07 (0.75–1.55)

0.699

0.78 (0.50–1.22)

0.277

 Illiterate

1.42 (0.97–2.08)

0.075

0.81 (0.50–1.32)

0.401

Socioeconomic status

 Low

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Medium

1.25 (0.90–1.74)

0.181

1.34 (0.91–1.99)

0.143

 High

0.75 (0.47–1.19)

0.222

0.88 (0.49–1.59)

0.683

Physical activity

 Adequate/Moderate

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Low

1.60 (1.17–2.19)

0.004

1.64 (1.11–2.42)

0.014

Living area

 Rural

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Urban

1.61 (1.24–2.07)

0.000

1.38 (1.00–1.89)

0.047

Division

 Barisal

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Chittagong

0.27 (0.14–0.50)

0.000

0.09 (0.04–0.21)

0.000

 Dhaka

1.10 (0.68–1.78)

0.703

0.51 (0.26–1.00)

0.051

 Khulna

2.06 (1.17–3.62)

0.012

3.55 (1.67–7.53)

0.001

 Mymensingh

1.18 (0.69–2.02)

0.541

2.27 (1.09–4.72)

0.028

 Rajshahi

0.55 (0.33–0.92)

0.023

0.87 (0.43–1.75)

0.692

 Rangpur

0.69 (0.37–1.28)

0.236

1.33 (0.58–3.04)

0.495

 Sylhet

0.74 (0.44–1.26)

0.267

1.70 (0.84–3.43)

0.141

  1. COR Crude odds ratio, AOR Adjusted odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval