Risk Factors Associated with Overweight and Obesity in Japanese-Brazilians
Table 3
Logistic regression of factors associated with overweight and obesity in Japanese-Brazilians living in Maringá-PR, Brazil, 2016.
Variables
Odds ratio (ORaj)
CI (95%)
value
Overweight
Gender
Female
—
—
—
Male
1.857
1.24–2.76
0.002
Age range
1 to 29 years
—
—
30 to 39 years
1.397
0.65–2.99
0.389
40 to 49 years
2.275
1.10–4.68
0.026
50 to 59 years
2.177
1.004–4.72
0.049
60 or +
1.128
0.56–2.25
0.734
Marital status
With a partner
1.162
0.69–1.93
0.563
Without a partner
—
—
—
Alcohol consumption
Does not consume
—
—
—
Low-risk consumption
1.417
0.93–2.14
0.099
Risky consumption
2.110
1.07–4.16
0.031
Chronic disease# (self-referred)
No
—
—
—
Yes
1.592
1.02–2.46
0.037
With obesity
Gender
Female
—
—
—
Male
3.633
1.78–7.40
<0.001
Chronic disease
Yes
4.139
1.96–8.71
<0.001
No
—
—
—
Age range
1 to 29 years
—
—
—
30 to 39 years
4.746
1.65–13.64
0.004
40 to 49 years
2.898
1.05–7.95
0.039
50 to 59 years
2.335
0.79–6.84
0.122
60 or +
0.000
0.000
0.996
Physical activity
Active
—
—
—
Irregularly active
2.737
1.12–6.69
0.027
Sedentary
0.851
0.30–2.36
0.757
Model adjusted for marital status and low-risk alcohol consumption. #The following were considered chronic diseases: diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, cancer, and kidney and heart problems.
