Prevalence and Associated Factors of Adolescent Obesity among Rural School Adolescents in Nepal: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Distribution of the sample according to obesity/overweight.

Variables	Frequency (n = 267)	Percentage	Percentage of obese/overweight	95% CI	value
Sex
Female	164	61.4	39.6	32.3–47.3	<0.01
Male	103	38.6	12.6	7.5–20.4
Age
11–14 years	66	24.7	15.1	8.4–25.7	0.01
15–17 years	182	68.2	34.6	28.1–41.8
18–21 years	19	7.1	26.3	11.8–48.8
Grade of study
Eight	79	29.6	20.2	12.9–30.4	<0.01
Nine	95	35.6	24.2	16.7–33.7
Ten	93	34.8	41.9	32.4–52.1
Caste
Tamang	223	83.5	28.7	23.2–35.0	0.678
Others	44	16.5	31.8	20.0–46.6
Religion
Buddhists	187	70.0	26.7	20.9–33.5	0.174
Others	80	30.0	35.0	25.4–45.9
Physical activity
Physically active	69	25.8	18.8	11.3–29.6	0.03
Physically inactive	198	74.2	32.8	26.7–39.6
Physical education
Regular attendance	81	30.3	21.0	13.5–31.1	0.051
Irregular attendance	186	69.7	32.8	26.5–39.8
Food insecurity
Yes	47	17.6	29.8	18.7–44.0	0.92
No	220	82.4	29.1	23.5–35.4
Ate fruits daily
Yes	73	27.3	24.7	16.2–35.6	0.315
No	194	72.7	30.9	24.8–37.7
Ate vegetables daily
Yes	136	50.9	26.5	19.8–34.5	0.315
No	131	49.1	32.1	24.7–40.5
Current alcohol use
Yes	12	4.5	41.7	19.3–68.1	0.332
No	255	95.5	28.6	23.4–34.5
Current smoking
Yes	8	3.0	0.0		0.06
No	259	97.0	30.1	24.9–36.0
Sedentary behavior
Yes	50	18.7	22.0	12.8–35.2	0.213
No	217	81.3	30.9	25.1–37.3
Feeling lonely
Yes	144	53.9	33.3	26.2–41.2	0.109
No	123	46.1	24.4	17.6–32.3
Anxiety
Yes	100	37.5	32.0	23.7–41.7	0.438
No	167	62.5	27.5	21.3–34.8
Suicidal ideation
Yes	16	6.0	25.0	10.2–49.5	0.71
No	251	94.0	29.5	24.2–35.4