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Table 3 Univariate binary logistic regression analysis to determine predictors of obesity

From: Prevalence and determinants of obesity - a cross-sectional study of an adult Northern Nigerian population

Predictor

Odds ratio

95% CI

p value

Female sex

4.972

2.410-10.258

<0.001*

<12 years of formal education

0.845

0.477-1.496

0.563

Income > N50, 000

0.919

0.472-1.790

0.804

Smoking

0.287

0.037-2.239

0.234

Alcohol consumption

1.214

0.337-4.365

0.767

Systolic BP ≥140 mmHg

2.194

1.143-4.211

0.018*

Diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg

2.175

1.147-4.127

0.017*

Hypercholesterolaemia

2.590

1.432-4.687

0.002*

Hyperuricaemia

1.944

1.072-3.524

0.029*

  1. *p < 0.05