Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity among 7- to 17-Year-Old Schoolchildren in Urban Arusha, Tanzania

Table 7

Factors for high BMI percentiles by multiple logistic regression model.

Variables	BMI < 85		BMI > 84		value	AOR and 95% CI
	n	%	n	%
Child sex
Girls	203	78.1	57	21.9	0.085	1.77, 0.94–3.45
Boys	168	88	23	12
Sleep timing
8:00 pm and 10:00 pm (normal)	148	87.6	21	12.4
8:00 pm and 12:00 pm (random)	29	64.4	16	35.6	0.000	4.47, 2.00–10.01
School dietary preference
Ate refined boiled maize	97	85.1	17	14.9
Ate any food	55	67.9	26	32	0.012	2.54, 1.23–5.33

Reference groups. AOR = adjusted odds ratio and CI = confidential intervals.