Research Article

Determinants of Overweight or Obesity among Men Aged 20–59 Years: A Case-Control Study Based on the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of men aged 20–59, EDHS, 2016.

VariablesCases, n (%) N = 610Control, n (%) N = 2440

Age category
20–29131 (21.5)935 (38.3)
30–39212 (34.7)735 (30.1)
≥40267 (43.8)770 (31.6)
Marital status
Single139 (22.8)613 (25.1)
Married444 (72.8)1736 (71.1)
Separated/divorced/widowed27 (4.4)91 (3.8)
Religion
Orthodox380 (62.3)1115 (45.7)
Muslim157 (25.7)859 (35.2)
Protestant63 (10.3)424 (17.4)
Othersa10 (1.6)42 (1.7)
Educational level
No education50 (8.2)792 (32.5)
Primary134 (22.0)951 (39.0)
Secondary165 (27.0)371 (15.2)
Higher261 (42.8)326 (13.3)
Currently working
No35 (5.7)198 (8.1)
Yes575 (94.3)2242 (91.9)
Frequency of watching television
Not at all82 (13.5)1171 (48.0)
Less than once a week95 (15.6)629 (25.8)
At least once a week433 (70.9)640 (26.2)
Frequency of listening radio
Not at all142 (23.3)1079 (44.2)
Less than once a week135 (22.1)612 (25.1)
At least once a week333 (54.6)749 (30.7)
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
Not at all236 (38.7)1676 (68.7)
Less than once a week193 (31.6)520 (21.3)
At least once a week181 (29.7)244 (10.0)
Wealth index
Poor38(6.3)840 (34.4)
Middle11 (1.8)365 (15.0)
Rich561 (91.9)1235 (50.6)
Place of residence
Urban506 (82.9)702 (28.8)
Rural104 (17.1)1738 (71.2)
Region
Tigray37 (6.1)237 (9.7)
Afar23 (3.8)102 (4.2)
Amhara23 (3.7)363 (14.9)
Oromia39 (6.4)348 (14.3)
Somali29 (4.8)143 (5.8)
Benishangul24 (3.9)181 (7.4)
SNNPRb39 (6.4)372 (15.2)
Gambela31 (5.1)160 (6.6)
Harari51 (8.4)116 (4.7)
Addis Ababa232 (38.0)252 (10.3)
Dire dawa82 (13.4)166 (6.8)

aCatholic, traditional, and others. bSouth Nation, Nationalities, and People’s Region.