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

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression analysis showing associated factors with obesity/overweight among adolescents.

Independent variables	COR (95% CI)	value	AOR (95% CI)	value
Sex
Male	Ref	<0.01	Ref	<0.01
Female	4.5 (2.3–8.8)		5.2 (2.5–10.9)
Age
11–14 years	Ref		Ref
15–17 years	3.0 (1.4–6.2)	0.015	2.4 (1.0–5.7)	0.11
18–21 years	2.0 (0.6–6.8)		1.6 (0.4–6.6)
Grade of study
Eight	Ref		Ref
Nine	1.3 (0.6–2.6)	<0.01	0.9 (0.4–2.0)	0.19
Ten	2.8 (1.4–5.6)		1.7 (0.7–4.1)
Caste
Tamang	Ref	0.68	Ref	0.49
Others	1.2 (0.6–2.30		1.3 (0.6–3.1)
Religion
Buddhists	Ref	0.17	Ref	0.73
Others	1.5 (0.8–2.6)		0.9 (0.4–1.8)
Physical activity
Physically active	Ref	0.03	Ref	0.42
Physically inactive	2.1 (1.1–4.1)		1.4 (0.6–3.1)
Physical education
Regular attendance	Ref	0.053	Ref	0.38
Irregular attendance	1.8 (1.0–3.4)		1.4 (0.7–2.9)
Food insecurity
Yes	Ref	0.92	Ref	0.79
No	1.0 (0.5–1.9)		0.9 (0.4–2.0)
Ate fruits daily
Yes	Ref	0.32	Ref	0.98
No	1.4 (0.7–2.5)		1.0 (0.5–2.0)
Ate vegetables daily
Yes	Ref	0.32	Ref	0.79
No	1.3 (0.8–2.2)		1.1 (0.6–2.0)
Current alcohol use
Yes	Ref	0.34	Ref	0.19
No	0.6 (0.2–1.8)		0.4 (0.8–1.6)
Sedentary behavior
Yes	Ref	0.22	Ref	0.84
No	1.6 (0.8–3.3)		1.1 (0.5–2.6)
Feeling lonely
Yes	Ref	0.11	Ref	0.09
No	0.6 (0.4–1.1)		0.6 (0.3–1.1)
Anxiety
Yes	Ref	0.44	Ref	0.90
No	0.8 (0.5–1.4)		1.0 (0.5–1.9)
Suicidal ideation
Yes	Ref	0.70	Ref	0.19
No	1.2 (0.4–4.0)		2.5 (0.6–10.0)