Research Article
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) | |
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