The Burden of Overweight and Obesity among Long-Distance Truckers in Ethiopia

Table 3

Factors associated with overweight and obesity among long-distance truckers in Ethiopia (n = 400).

Variables	Categories	COR (95% CI)	AOR (95% CI)	value
Age	<38 years	1	1
	≥38 years	1.83 (1.23–2.73)	0.94 (0.46–1.90)	0.862
Monthly income	<220 USD	1	1
	≥220 USD	1.63 (1.10–2.43)	1.83 (1.05–3.18)	0.032
Family size	<3	1	1
	≥3	1.70 (1.12–2.59)	2.24 (1.15–4.36)	0.017
Smoking cigarettes	Yes	1.47 (0.95–2.26)	1.41 (0.84–2.37)	0.189
	No	1	1
Mealtime	Proper	1	1
	Improper	2.15 (1.44–3.22)	1.49 (0.89–2.49)	0.126
Sleep hours spent at night	<6 hours	2.75 (1.83–4.14)	3.34 (1.99–5.78)	<0.001
	≥6 hours	1	1
Daily driving hours	<9 hours	1	1
	≥9 hours	2.40 (1.45–3.97)	2.29 (1.09–4.81)	0.029
Years of truck driving	<10 years	1	1
	≥10 years	2.04 (1.36–3.05)	2.13 (1.29–4.18)	0.028

CI = confidence interval, COR = Crude odds ratio, AOR = adjusted odds ratio.  = Significant at a value <0.25,  significant at a value < 0.01.