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Table 3 Odds ratios and their 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) for overweight and obesity among women due to place of residence, education and wealth index across countries

From: Overweight and obesity among women: analysis of demographic and health survey data from 32 Sub-Saharan African Countries

Country

Percentagesa

OR (95 % CI)

Residence, urban vs. rural

Education, high vs. low

Wealth index, rich vs. poor

Benin, 2006

27.3

1.66 (1.55–1.79)

0.96 (0.88–1.05)

2.10 (1.95–2.26)

Burkina Faso, 2010

11.2

4.27 (3.70–4.92)

2.55 (2.16–3.02)

4.46 (3.80–5.22)

Burundi, 2010

8.3

5.75 (4.72–6.99)

3.11 (2.54–3.82)

4.01 (3.24–4.97)

Cameroon, 2011

32.6

2.25 (2.04–2.48)

1.66 (1.51–1.82)

2.51 (2.28–2.76)

Chad

7.9

5.16 (4.05–6.57)

3.30 (2.48–4.40)

NA

Comoros

37.7

1.44 (1.29–1.63)

0.65 (0.58–0.73)

1.31 (1.17–1.47)

Congo (Brazzaville) 2011–12

26.2

2.55 (2.24–2.92)

1.91 (1.66–2.19)

3.21 (2.78–3.69)

Congo Republic, 2007

11.4

2.56 (2.14–3.06)

1.92 (1.62–2.28)

2.74 (2.30–3.28)

Cote d’Ivoire, 2011–12

25.7

2.56 (2.14–3.06)

1.14 (0.96–1.35)

2.65 (2.31–3.04)

Ethiopia, 2011

5.9

7.94 (6.95–9.07)

3.71 (3.27–4.21)

7.86 (6.66–9.28)

Gabon, 2012

44.9

1.24 (1.10–1.40)

1.06 (0.95–1.18)

1.73 (1.53–1.96)

Ghana, 2008

30.3

3.01 (2.64–3.43)

1.75 (1.54–1.99)

4.12 (3.61–4.70)

Guinean, 2005

19.5

3.02 (2.60–3.50)

1.53 (1.29–1.83)

3.30 (2.82–3.85)

Kenya, 2008

25.2

2.49 (2.25–2.76)

2.07 (1.87–2.29)

3.13 (2.82–3.48)

Lesotho, 2009

42.6

1.65 (1.43–1.91)

1.32 (1.16–1.50)

2.07 (1.82–2.36)

Liberia, 2007

20.2

1.95 (1.73–2.19)

1.61 (1.41–1.83)

2.22 (1.98–2.50)

Madagascar, 2008–09

6.3

3.28 (2.76–3.90)

2.91 (2.44–3.46)

4.66 (3.80–5.71)

Malawi, 2010

17.7

2.14 (1.84–2.50)

1.61 (1.40–1.86)

2.19 (1.94–2.48)

Mali, 2006

17.5

3.34 (2.90–3.84)

1.44 (1.21–1.72)

3.10 (2.68–3.59)

Mozambique, 2011

16.7

3.02 (2.77–3.30)

1.84 (1.67–2.01)

4.53 (4.10–5.01)

Namibia, 2006–07

28.5

2.14 (1.95–2.34)

1.27 (1.15–1.40)

2.76 (2.52–3.03)

Niger, 2006

17.1

3.97 (3.44–4.57)

1.77 (1.46–2.15)

3.18 (2.74–3.69)

Nigeria, 2013

25.1

2.11 (2.02–2.21)

1.67 (1.59–1.75)

2.90 (2.76–3.04)

Rwanda, 2010

17.5

2.10 (1.82–2.43)

1.68 (1.45–1.95)

2.33 (2.05–2.64)

Sao Tome, 2008–09

34.8

1.29 (1.09–1.53)

0.79 (0.66–0.96)

1.43 (1.20–1.70)

Senegal, 2010–11

21.3

2.18 (1.90–2.50)

0.77 (0.65–0.93)

1.90 (1.66–2.19)

Sierra Leon, 2008

29.9

1.59 (1.38–1.84)

1.29 (1.10–1.53)

1.38 (1.19–1.59)

Swaziland, 2006–07

51.0

1.32 (1.16–1.49)

1.13 (1.01–1.27)

1.63 (1.46–1.83)

Tanzania, 2010

21.3

2.64 (2.38–2.94)

1.56 (1.41–1.74)

3.62 (3.27–4.01)

Uganda, 2011

19.2

3.20 (2.63–3.89)

2.18 (1.79–2.65)

4.68 (3.77–5.82)

Zambia, 2007

20.0

2.72 (2.41–3.07)

1.78 (1.58–2.01)

3.15 (2.78–3.57)

Zimbabwe, 2010–11

31.9

2.06 (1.88–2.26)

1.16 (1.05–1.28)

2.18 (1.98–2.39)

Pooled value for the region

22.5

2.35 (2.31–2.40)

1.81 (1.78–1.85)

2.45 (2.40–2.50)

  1. NA data not available
  2. aPercentages of overweight and obesity cases