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Table 4 Multivariate logistic regression analysis to determine independent 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

6.119

2.705-13.842

<0.001*

Systolic BP ≥140 mmHg

1.452

0.543-3.881

0.457

Diastolic BP ≥90 mmHg

1.414

0.542-3.693

0.479

Hypercholesterolaemia

2.138

1.109-4.119

0.023*

Hyperuricaemia

2.906

1.444-5.847

0.003*

  1. *p < 0.05