Table 2 Predictors of women obesity

Age in 5 year groups

20–24

Reference

25–29

2.37 (2.08–2.70)

< 0.001

2.41 (2.12–2.57)

< 0.001

30–34

4.78 (4.17–5.49)

< 0.001

5.06 (4.40–5.83)

< 0.001

35–39

8.20 (7.04–9.57)

< 0.001

8.80 (7.50–10.3)

< 0.001

40–44

12.8 (10.8–15.3)

< 0.001

14.0 (11.7–16.8)

< 0.001

45–49

13.92 (11.6–16.7)

< 0.001

15.6 (12.9–18.8)

< 0.001

Highest educational level

No

Reference

Primary

1.13 (0.97–1.32)

0.12

1.23 (1.04–1.46)

0.016

Secondary

0.84 (0.76–0.93)

0.001

1.23 (1.09–1.39)

0.001

Higher

0.81 (0.70–0.92)

0.002

0.95 (0.80–1.12)

0.5

Type of place of residence

Urban

Reference

Rural

0.66 (0.61–0.71)

< 0.001

1.04 (0.90–1.20)

0.61

Wealth index

Poorest

Reference

Poorer

1.20 (1.06–1.36)

0.004

1.33 (1.16–1.53)

< 0.001

Middle

1.25 (1.11–1.42)

< 0.001

1.64 (1.42–1.89)

< 0.001

Richer

1.75 (1.54–1.99)

< 0.001

2.08 (1.76–2.46)

< 0.001

Richest

1.74 (1.54–1.97)

< 0.001

1.76 (1.44–2.16)

< 0.001

Frequency of listening to radio

Not at all

Reference

Less than once a week

1.23 (1.02–1.47)

0.033

1.06 (0.86–1.29)

0.69

At least once a week

1.46 (1.30–1.64)

< 0.001

1.30 (1.14–1.47)

< 0.001

Frequency of watching television

Not at all

Reference

Less than once a week

1.02 (0.68–1.55)

0.9

0.99 (0.63–1.57)

0.9

At least once a week

1.28 (0.93–1.76)

0.13

1.25 (0.88–1.76)

0.21