Disparities in Risk Factors Associated with Obesity between Zanzibar and Tanzania Mainland among Women of Reproductive Age Based on the 2010 TDHS

Table 2

Distribution of obesity prevalence among nonpregnant women by baseline characteristics and state.

Variable	Mainland Tanzania			Zanzibar
	Total	Number of obese women (%)	value	Total	Number of obese women (%)	value
Place of residence
Urban	1741	251 (14.40)		663	113 (17.00)
Rural	5192	204 (3.90)	<0.0001	1535	155 (10.10)	<0.0001
Wealth index
Poorest	1324	25 (1.90)		125	9 (7.20)
Poorer	1406	35 (2.50)		236	17 (7.20)
Middle	1384	51 (3.70)		296	22 (7.40)
Richer	1406	93 (6.60)		672	63 (9.40)
Richest	1413	251 (17.80)	<0.0001	869	157 (18.10)	<0.0001
Education level
No education	1296	40 (3.10)		350	37 (10.60)
Primary	4636	323 (7.00)		616	86 (14.00)
Secondary and higher	995	92 (9.20)	<0.0001	1231	144 (11.70)	0.229
Marital status
Never married	1808	52 (2.90)		853	41 (4.80)
Divorced/widowed	783	52 (6.60)		200	37 (18.50)
Married/cohabiting	4299	348 (8.10)	<0.0001	1141	190 (16.70)	<0.0001
Age (years)
15–19	1485	34 (2.30)		584	22 (3.80)
20–29	2284	99 (4.30)		699	62 (8.90)
30–39	1896	192 (10.10)		472	93 (1970)
40–49	1268	130 (10.30)		443	91 (20.50)	<0.0001
The use of cooking oil
No	1084	24 (2.20)		807	76 (9.40)
Yes	5849	431 (7.40)	<0.0001	1391	192 (13.80)	0.002
Meals per day
1 time	141	7 (5.00)		42	1 (2.40)
2 times	2565	85 (3.30)		839	69 (8.20)
3 to 4 times	4223	363 (8.60)	<0.0001	1317	198 (15.00)	<0.0001