Socio-demographic predictors of obesity among women in Mukono Central Division in Central Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Table 4 Predictors of total body fat percentage-defined obesity of women

Independent variable	95% CI for odds ratio (OR)
Obese vs. Healthy/Under fat	Odds Ratio (OR)	Lower	Upper	B(SE)
Intercept				-0.863 (1.208)
Age (Years)	1.033	0.997	1.069	0.032 (0.018)
Education (Years)	1.018	0.950	1.019	0.018 (0.035)
Marital status-Single	0.385	0.063	2.344	-0.953 (0.921)
Marital status-Married/Cohabiting	0.765	0.130	4.508	-0.267 (0.905)
Marital status-Divorced/Separated	0.752	0.119	4.762	-0.285 (0.942)
Children (Number)	1.037	0.871	1.235	0.036 (0.089)
Employment status-Unemployed	1.870	1.116	3.133	0.626 (0.263)*
Expenditure (UGX)	1.000	1.000	1.000	0.000 (0.000)
Household size (Number)	0.938	0.825	1.067	-0.064 (0.065)

Note: R² = 0.100 (Cox and Snell), 0.113 (Nagelkerke). Model X² (18) = 39.392, p < 0.003
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, OR = Odds ratio at 95% CI OR > 1 = high likely, = 1 = equal, < 1 = less likely

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