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 2
Determinants of overweight or obesity among men aged 20–59, further analysis of EDHS, 2016.
Variables
COR (95% CI)
AORa (95% CI)
Age category
20–29
1
1
30–39
2.1 (1.6–2.6)
2.2 (1.6–3.0)
≥40
2.5 (1.9–3.1)
3.4 (2.5–4.7)
Marital status
Single
1
1
Married
1.1 (0.9–1.4)
1.5 (1.1–2.0)
Separated/divorced/widowed
1.3 (0.8–2.1)
1.0 (0.6–1.8)
Educational level
No education
1
1
Primary
2.2 (1.6–3.1)
1.6 (1.1–2.3)
Secondary
7.0 (5.0–9.9)
2.6 (1.7–3.9)
Higher
12.7 (9.1–17.6)
3.6 (2.4–5.6)
Currently working
No
0.7 (0.5–0.9)
0.6 (0.4–1.0)
Yes
1
1
Frequency of watching television
Not at all
1
1
Less than once a week
2.1 (1.6–2.9)
0.8 (0.5–1.2)
At least once a week
9.6 (7.5–12.5)
1.5 (1.1–2.1)
Frequency of listening to the radio
Not at all
1
1
Less than once a week
1.7 (1.3–2.2)
1.2 (0.8–1.7)
At least once a week
3.4 (2.7–4.2)
1.1 (0.9–1.6)
Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine
Not at all
1
1
Less than once a week
2.6 (2.1–3.3)
0.9 (0.7–1.2)
At least once a week
5.3 (4.2–6.7)
1.1 (0.8–1.4)
Wealth index
Poor
1
1
Middle
0.7 (0.3–1.3)
0.6 (0.3–1.3)
Rich
10.0 (7.1–14.1)
1.9 (1.2–2.9)
Place of residence
Urban
12.0 (9.6–15.1)
3.1 (2.1–4.4)
Rural
1
1
Region
Tigray
1
1
Afar
1.4 (0.8–2.6)
2.0 (1.1–3.9)
Amhara
0.4 (0.2–0.7)
0.6 (0.3–1.1)
Oromia
0.7 (0.4–1.1)
1.0 (0.6–1.8)
Somali
1.3 (0.8–2.2)
1.5 (0.8–2.8)
Benishangul
0.8 (0.5–1.5)
1.4 (0.7–2.6)
SNNPRb
0.7 (0.4–1.1)
1.0 (0.6–1.9)
Gambela
1.2 (0.7–2.0)
0.9 (0.5–1.6)
Harari
2.8 (1.7–4.5)
1.8 (1.1–3.2)
Addis Ababa
5.9 (4.0–8.7)
1.7 (1.1–2.7)
Dire dawa
3.2 (2.0–4.9)
1.4 (0.9–2.4)
aAdjusted for age, marital status, educational status, television watching, residence, wealth index, and region. bSouth nation, nationalities, and people’s region. Statistically significant in multivariate logistic regression model at value <0.05.
