Table 3 Factors associated with total bod fat percentage-defined obesity of women
Characteristic (X2, df, p) | Category | Under fat (%) | Healthy (%) | Overfat (%) | Obese (%) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age* (46.6, 15, 0.000) | 17–19 | 0 (0%) | 6 (18.7%) | 2 (6.2%) | 24 (75.0%) | 32 (100%) |
|  | 20–29 | 7 (3.6%) | 87 (44.6%) | 42 (21.5%) | 59 (30.2%) | 195 (100%) |
|  | 30–39 | 2 (2.3%) | 18 (20.4%) | 27 (30.7%) | 41 (46.6%) | 88 (100%) |
|  | 40–49 | 0 (0%) | 10 (30.3%) | 10 (30.3%) | 13 (39.4%) | 33 (100%) |
|  | 50–59 | 2 (6.2%) | 5 (15.6%) | 9 (28.1%) | 16 (50.0%) | 32 (100%) |
|  | 60–69 | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 2 (50.0%) | 4 (100%) |
Education (3.4, 9, 0.945) | None | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (27.3%) | 6 (27.3%) | 10 (45.4%) | 22 (100%) |
| Â | Primary | 4 (3.8%) | 35 (33.0%) | 25 (23.6%) | 42 (39.6%) | 106 (100%) |
| Â | Secondary | 7 (3.3%) | 72 (33.8%) | 51 (23.9%) | 83 (39.0%) | 213 (100%) |
| Â | Tertiary and University | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (30.2%) | 10 (23.2%) | 20 (46.5%) | 43 (100%) |
Marital status* (20.0, 9, 0.018) | Single | 3 (2.9%) | 48 (46.6%) | 24 (23.3%) | 28 (27.2%) | 103 (100%) |
| Â | Married/cohabiting | 5 (2.3%) | 63 (29.0%) | 49 (22.6%) | 100 (46.1%) | 217 (100%) |
| Â | Divorced/separated | 2 (4.0%) | 14 (28.0%) | 13 (26.0%) | 21 (42.0%) | 50 (100%) |
| Â | Widowed | 1 (7.1%) | 1 (7.1%) | 6 (42.8%) | 6 (42.8%) | 14 (100%) |
Parenthood* (11.5, 3, 0.009) | No child | 4 (5.5%) | 34 (46.6%) | 15 (20.5%) | 20 (27.4%) | 73 (100%) |
| Â | At least one child | 7 (2.2%) | 92 (29.6%) | 77 (24.7%) | 135 (43.4%) | 311 (100%) |
Employment* (24.1, 12, 0.02) | Unemployed | 3 (1.8%) | 50 (30.1%) | 33 (19.9%) | 80 (48.2%) | 166 (100%) |
| Â | Formal | 1 (20.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (40.0%) | 5 (100%) |
| Â | Informal | 6 (3.0%) | 73 (36.1%) | 54 (26.7%) | 69 (34.1%) | 202 (100%) |
| Â | Casual labourer | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (50.0%) | 2 (100%) |
| Â | Commercial agriculture | 1 (11.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (55.5%) | 3 (33.3%) | 9 (100%) |
Expenditure (0.2, 3, 0.974) | Below average | 2 (2.4%) | 26 (31.7%) | 21 (25.6%) | 33 (40.2%) | 82 (100%) |
| Â | Above average | 9 (3.0%) | 100 (33.1%) | 71 (23.5%) | 122 (40.4%) | 302 (100%) |
Household size (5.4, 3, 0.144) | Average | 8 (3.6%) | 75 (33.9%) | 44 (19.9%) | 94 (42.5%) | 221 (100%) |
| Â | Above average | 3 (1.8%) | 51 (31.3%) | 48 (29.4%) | 61 (37.4%) | 163 (100%) |