Table 3 Factors associated with overweight/obesity among ministries civil servants in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018

Age of the participant (years)

 18–24

11 (11%)

93 (89%)

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 25–34

36 (24%)

117 (76%)

2.60 (1.256, 5.388)

3.08 (1.07–8.83)

 35–44

50 (38%)

80 (62%)

5.28 (2.577, 10.83)

11.17 (3.89–32.06)

 ≥ 45

44 (47%)

50 (53%)

7.440 (3.53, 15.668)

11.56 (3.75–35.56)

Monthly income of participants

 < 1000

5 (6%)

76 (94%

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 1000–2250

63 (34%)

120 (66%)

7.98 (3.07, 20.73)

6.69 (2.02, 22.20)

 2251–3300

12 (23%)

40 (77%)

4.56 (1.50, 13.85)

1.14 (0.27, 4.75)

 ≥ 3301

50 (39%)

79 (61%)

9.62 (3.64,25.42)

3.20 (0.90, 11.38)

Ever cigarette smoking

 Smoker

43 (43%)

57 (57%)

2.37 (1.54, 3.70)

1.40 (0.67–2.91)

 Non smoker

101 (24%)

318 (76%)

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Ever alcohol drinking

 Yes

95 (37%)

162 (63%)

2.57 (1.72, 3.84)

2.27 (1.23, 4.16)

 No

49 (19%)

215 (81%)

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Ever chat chewing status

 Yes

35 (40%)

53 (60%)

1.96 (1.21, 3.17)

 No

105 (25%)

312 (75%)

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Physical (sport) activity of respondents

 Yes+

55 (20%)

217 (80%)

2.21 (1.49, 3.27)

2.42 (1.36–4.30)

 No

91 (36%)

162 (64%)

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Walk 10 munities per day of respondents

 Yes

64 (17%)

318 (83%)

6.90 (4.49, 10.60)

11.28 (5.96–21.36)

 No

82 (58%)

59 (42%)

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