Table 4 Factors associated with general obesity among study participants

OR

95% CI

P value

AOR

95% CI

P value

Marital status

Single

1

Married

1.748

0.761–4.014

0.188

1.749

0.682–4.485

0.245

Divorced

0.938

0.328–2.678

0.904

0.895

0.277–2.894

0.853

Highest level of education

Never studied

1

Preprimary

0.222

0.023–2.187

0.197

0.229

0.021–2.509

0.228

Primary

0.567

0.188–1.712

0.314

0.690

0.214–2.223

0.535

Secondary

1.250

0.416–3.755

0.691

1.724

0.517–5.755

0.376

Tertiary

1.556

0.387–6.254

0.534

1.516

0.327–7.035

0.595

University

0.857

0.161–4.554

0.856

1.174

0.19–7.239

0.863

Contraceptive use

No

1

Yes

0.546

0.373–1.261

0.225

0.576

0.286–1.159

0.122

Region of residence

Rest of Western Uganda

1

Mbarara city

1.661

0.904–3.050

0.102

2.156

1.085–4.282

0.028*

Central Uganda

1.539

0.134–17.667

0.729

2.195

0.148–32.586

0.568

Age group

19–30

1

31–45

2.421

1.107–5.301

0.027

3.913

1.577–9.705

0.003*

≥ 46

1.971

0.698–5.566

0.200

3.376

1.022–11.157

0.046*