Co-occurrence of risk factors for non-communicable diseases among in-school adolescents in Tanzania: an example of a low-income setting of sub-Saharan Africa for adolescence health policy actions

Table 3 Multivariate logistic regression of a prevalent combination of risk factors and demographics N = 3.793

Risk factors	Adjusted Odds ratio	Gender (Ref. Female) Male	^∫Age (yrs)	School level (Ref. Sec. school) Primary school
U + P 666 (17.6)		1.19 [1.02–0.39]*	1.24 [1.02–1.50]*	0.89 [0.75–1.05]
U + S 151 (4.0)		1.11 [0.89–1.39]	1.47 [1.13–1.90]**	0.72 [0.56–0.92]**
	AOR (95% CI)
U + T 98 (2.8)		0.84 [0.66–1.08]	1.87 [1.41–2.49]***	0.65 [0.48–0.87]**
U + P + S 81 (2.1)		1.03 [0.71–1.50]	1.35 [0.89–2.06]	0.55 [0.35–0.84]**
U + T + S 43 (1.1)		1.11 [0.85–1.45]	1.03 [0.74–1.42]	0.78 [0.58–1.05]
U + T + A + S 42 (1.1)		1.25 [0.73–2.13]	2.64 [1.48–4.78]**	0.71 [0.37–1.36]

Adjusted for all independent variables.
Note: U + P=Unhealthy diet + Physical inactivity, U + S = Unhealthy diet + Suicide attempt, U + T = Unhealthy diet + Tobacco use, U + P + S = Unhealthy diet + Physical inactivity + Suicide attempt, U + T + S = Unhealthy diet + Tobacco use + Suicide attempt, U + T + A + S = Unhealthy diet +Tobacco use + Excessive alcohol use + Suicide attempt
^∫Age is continuous, *** = p < 0.001, ** = p < 0.01 * = p < 0.05

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