Table 1 Comparison of the socio-demographic characteristics between the obese and non-obese women
Socio-demographic characteristics | Obese women N = 200 | Non-obese women N = 200 | OR (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age(years) | 1.00 (0.75–1.33) | 0.94 | ||
21–30 | 32 | 32 | ||
31–40 | 68 | 68 | ||
41–50 | 54 | 54 | ||
51–60 | 37 | 37 | ||
61–70 | 9 | 9 | ||
Marital status | 1.05 (0.79–1.40) | 0.78 | ||
Married | 180 | 170 | ||
Single | 6 | 10 | ||
Separated | 8 | 13 | ||
Widow | 6 | 7 | ||
Residential address | 0.87 (0.65–1.16) | 0.36 | ||
Rural | 55 | 71 | ||
Urban | 145 | 129 | ||
Educational qualification | 0.96 (0.72–1.28) | 0.83 | ||
No formal | 14 | 24 | ||
Primary | 38 | 32 | ||
Secondary | 93 | 101 | ||
Tertiary | 55 | 43 | ||
Number of life sexual partners | 0.92 (0.69–1.23) | 0.62 | ||
1 | 46 | 54 | ||
2 | 97 | 83 | ||
3 | 38 | 45 | ||
≥ 4 | 19 | 18 | ||
Parity | 1.06 (0.80–1.42) | 0.72 | ||
0–1 | 41 | 35 | ||
2–4 | 71 | 87 | ||
≥ 5 | 88 | 78 | ||
Occupation | 1.11 (0.83–1.48) | 0.52 | ||
Unemployed | 38 | 28 | ||
Farming | 50 | 67 | ||
Trading | 17 | 17 | ||
Civil service | 19 | 26 | ||
Teaching | 36 | 26 | ||
Artisans | 16 | 18 | ||
Professionals | 24 | 18 |