Does the Frequency of Watching Television Matters on Overweight and Obesity among Reproductive Age Women in Ethiopia?
Table 2
Multivariate analysis of the association between the frequency of watching television and overweight and obesity among reproductive age women in Ethiopia.
Variables
Category
Overweight
Obesity
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Age in years
15–24
1
1
1
1
25–39
1.99 (1.60–2.50)
2.17 (1.25–3.77)
5.57 (2.92–10.6)
13.8 (5.47–34.9)
40–49
2.13 (1.64–2.78)
2.69 (1.45–5.00)
9.44 (5.47–16.3)
32.9 (12.1–89.7)
Residence
Urban
5.64 (4.30–7.40)
1.76 (1.17–2.65)
18.5 (10.1–33.6)
2.33 (0.75–7.18)
Rural
1
1
1
1
Educational status
No education
1
1
1
1
Primary
1.48 (1.19–1.85)
1.18 (0.86–1.63)
2.63 (1.51–4.58)
2.00 (0.95–4.21)
Secondary
2.62 (1.96–3.50)
1.47 (0.89–2.43)
4.84 (2.85–8.21)
2.02 (0.95–4.28)
Higher
4.95 (3.48–7.02)
2.11 (1.22–3.65)
12.1 (5.12–28.4)
2.95 (1.25-6.97)
Marital status
Never in union
1
1
1
1
Married
1.24 (0.97–1.58)
1.52 (0.54–4.27)
2.08 (1.40–3.10)
0.56 (0.19–1.59)
Formerly in union
1.85 (1.34–2.57)
1.79 (0.63–5.15)
3.88 (2.28–6.60)
0.72 (0.21–2.45)
Occupation
Unemployed
1
1
1
1
Nonagricultural
2.16 (1.73–2.69)
1.06 (0.78–1.44)
3.50 (2.16–5.67)
1.18 (0.74–1.89)
Agricultural
0.44 (0.29–0.67)
0.57 (0.37–0.88)
0.25 (0.08–0.74)
0.45 (0.14–1.43)
Wealth index
Poorest
1
1
1
1
Poorer
0.96 (0.58–1.57)
0.79 (0.43–1.50)
1.55 (0.57–4.24)
1.84 (0.64–5.30)
Middle
0.99 (0.61–1.62)
0.86 (0.49–1.52)
0.17 (0.06–0.53)
0.19 (0.06–0.63
Richer
1.53 (0.99–2.37)
1.26 (0.73–2.17)
2.93 (1.07–8.06)
2.19 (0.76–6.40)
Richest
6.69 (4.60–9.72)
2.83 (1.71-4.68)
27.6 (13.7–55.2)
4.23 (1.20-15.5)
Parity
1
1
1
1
1
2–4
1.52 (1.09–2.11)
0.79 (0.48–1.32)
1.72 (0.87–3.35)
0.73 (0.29–1.81)
>4
1.58 (1.20–2.07)
0.88 (0.63–1.24)
3.21 (2.14–4.82)
1.43 (0.89–2.26)
Drank alcohol
No
1
1
1
1
Yes
1.12 (0.87–1.43)
0.99 (0.75–1.32)
1.31 (0.93–1.85)
0.90 (0.56–1.43)
Watching television
Not at all
1
1
1
1
Less than once a week
1.94 (1.41–2.66)
1.04 (0.63–1.73)
3.28 (1.66–6.49)
1.76 (0.78–3.95)
At least once a week
5.95 (4.68–7.56)
1.79 (1.20-2.73)
22.0 (12.8–37.6)
3.76 (2.04-6.95)
Significant association by AOR with 95% CI with a value of less than 0.05.
