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Table 3 Factors associated with overweight among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia, 2018

From: Magnitude of overweight and associated factors among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients at Mekelle public hospitals, Tigray, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Category

Overweight

COR (95% CI)

AOR (95% CI)

p value

No

Yes

Age

25–34

21 (9.7)

9 (6)

1

1

 

35–44

61 (28.2)

10 (6.7)

0.4 (0.14, 1.07)

0.7 (0.18, 2.97)

0.658

45–55

83 (38.4)

50 (33.6)

1.4 (0.6, 3.31)

1.4 (0.41, 5.05)

0.573

> 55 years

51 (23.6)

80 (53.7)

3.66 (1.55–8.61)

3.5 (0.9, 12.3)

0.051

Residence area

Rural

66 (30.6)

11 (7.4)

1

1

 

Urban**

150 (69.4)

138 (92.6)

5.52 (2.8, 10.9)

3.4 (1.26, 9.4)

0.016

Alcohol drink

Yes**

68 (31.5)

93 (62.4)

3.61 (2.33–5.6)

2.9 (1.5, 5.5)

0.001

No

148 (68.5)

56 (37.6)

1

1

 

Alcohol drink frequency

7 days/week

6 (2.8%)

11 (7.4)

4.7 (1.67, 13.38)

1.2 (0.02, 15)

0.932

5–6 days/week

10 (4.6%)

16 (10.7)

4.1 (1.76, 9.62)

0.2 (0.006, 8.03)

0.414

1–4 days/week

17 (7.9)

23 (15.4)

3.4 (1.73, 7.00)

0.3 (0.01, 10.12)

0.518

1 day/week

35 (16.2)

42 (28.2)

3 (1.79, 5.32)

0.2 (0.007, 5.9)

0.359

Not drink

148 (69.5)

57 (38.3)

1

1

 

Vigorous activity

Yes

85 (39.4)

24 (16.1)

1

1

 

No

131 (60.6)

125 (83.9)

3.37 (2, 5.65)

1.2 (0.48, 3.18)

0.656

Moderate activity

Yes

94 (43.5)

40 (26.8)

1

1

 

No

122 (56.5)

109 (73.2)

2.1 (1.33, 3.29)

0.7 (0.27, 1.66)

0.390

Walk

Yes

182 (84.3)

65 (43.6)

1

1

 

No**

34 (15.7)

84 (56.4)

6.9 (4.24, 11.27)

2.3 (1.01, 5.17)

0.045

Central obesity

Yes**

73 (33.80

121 (81.2)

8.46 (5.14, 13.9)

3.4 (1.64, 6.91)

0.001

No

143 (66.2)

28 (18.8)

1

1

 

Duration of DM

0–3 years

69 (31.9)

22 (14.8)

1

1

 

3–6 years**

46 (21.3)

32 (21.5)

2.1 (1.12, 4.21)

2.8 (1, 7.85)

0.039

> 6 years

101 (46.8)

95 (63.8)

3 (1.69, 5.14)

2.5 (1.08, 5.74)

0.031

Dietary intake

Good

160 (74.1)

39 (26.2)

1

1

 

Poor**

56 (25.9)

110 (73.8)

8 (5.00, 12.96)

8 (4.02, 15.5)

0.000

Vigorous activity

Adequate

58 (26.9)

5 (3.4)

1

1

 

Low**

158 (73.1)

144 (96.6)

10.5 (4.12, 27)

4 (1.19, 13.8)

0.025

Moderate activity

Adequate

70 (32.4)

16 (10.7)

1

1

 

Low

146 (67.6)

133 (89.3)

3.98 (2.2, 7.20)

2.1 (0.89, 4.97)

0.089

Walk level

Adequate**

131 (60.6)

24 (16.1)

1

1

 

Low

85 (39.4)

125 (83.9)

8 (4.76, 13.43)

3.3 (1.45, 7.61)

0.005

  1. COR Crude Odd Ratio, AOR Adjusted Odd Ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. ** p value < 0.05 significant