Erratic Behavioral Attitude Leads to Noncommunicable Diseases: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Association between behavioral risk factors and obesity.

Risk factors	Behavior	Total participants () (%)	Obesity frequency () (%)	Odds ratio	95% CI	Chi-square value	value
Smoking habit	Yes	538 (50.28)	27 (56.25)	0.7691	0.43–1.38	0.7835	0.376
	No	532 (49.72)	21 (43.75)
Physical activity	Yes	216 (20.18)	4 (8.3)	2.7822	0.99–7.83	4.0838	0.0432
	No	854 (79.82)	44 (91.7)
Diet pattern	Adequate	793 (74.11)	17 (35.41)	5.22	2.90–9.60	34.46	0.001
	Inadequate	277 (25.89)	31 (64.59)
Routine meals	3 times	603 (56.35)	11 (22.91)	4.3432	2.19 –8.60	20.74	0.001
	Skipping meals	467 (43.65)	37 (77.09)
Consumption of fast food	Yes	686 (64.11)	19 (39.58)	2.7267	1.50–4.92	11.86	0.0005
	No	384 (35.89)	29 (60.42)
Sleep hours	=8 hours	135 (12.61)	7 (14.58)	0.8457	0.37–1.92	0.1602	0.688
	<8 hours	935 (87.39)	41 (85.42)