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Table 1 Extent and trends of obesity prevalence among non-pregnant women across socio-economic and area-based subpopulation in Lesotho from 2004 to 2014

From: Time trends in socio-economic, urban-rural and regional disparities in prevalence of obesity among non-pregnant women in Lesotho: evidence from Lesotho demographic and health surveys (2004–2014)

Dimension of inequalities

2004

 

2009

 

2014

 

Estimate (95%CI)

Popn

Estimate (95%CI)

Popn

Estimate (95%CI)

Popn

Economic status

 Quintile 1 (poorest)

8.12 (5.53, 11.78)

417

7.14 (4.80, 10.50)

530

6.21 (4.41, 8.68)

446

 Quintile 2

9.86 (7.62, 12.68)

562

12.86 (10.24, 16.03)

599

16.05 (12.43, 20.47)

520

 Quintile 3

14.81 (11.54, 18.80)

563

12.84 (10.14, 16.13)

654

16.19 (12.96, 20.04)

591

 Quintile 4

18.36 (15.00, 22.27)

712

16.23 (13.76, 19.05)

912

25.50 (21.43, 30.06)

761

 Quintile 5 (richest)

24.11 (21.24, 27.23)

888

29.93 (26.22, 33.92)

981

27.31 (23.17, 31.90)

835

Education status

 No education

13.37 (7.11, 23.73)

60

12.40 (5.63, 25.12)

42

19.12 (6.11, 46.18)

34

 Primary school

15.70 (13.91, 17.67)

1838

15.81 (13.88, 17.94)

1735

18.56 (16.04, 21.39)

1235

 Secondary school +

17.76 (15.43, 20.35)

1244

19.01 (16.83, 21.39)

1900

20.87 (18.46, 23.51)

1884

Residence

 Rural

15.63 (14.19, 17.20)

2390

14.20 (12.80, 15.72)

2471

18.34 (16.30, 20.59)

2031

 Urban

19.12 (16.01, 22.66)

753

24.02 (20.65, 27.75)

1207

22.85 (18.79, 27.49)

1123

Region

 01 butha-buthe

17.65 (13.82, 22.27)

203

20.38 (16.26, 25.23)

172

24.68 (19.74, 30.39)

189

 02 leribe

19.96 (16.22, 24.32)

453

16.65 (13.27, 20.68)

640

20.77 (15.76, 26.85)

497

 03 berea

14.27 (11.01, 18.31)

366

22.59 (17.54, 28.59)

511

21.55 (17.82, 25.82)

418

 04 maseru

17.09 (14.27, 20.33)

808

18.49 (15.55, 21.84)

964

21.92 (16.87, 27.97)

868

 05 mafeteng

19.54 (15.21, 24.73)

358

22.57 (17.50, 28.59)

345

22.69 (17.43, 28.98)

264

 06 mohales hoek

17.35 (14.39, 20.77)

315

15.77 (10.20, 23.57)

311

21.02 (15.82, 27.37)

265

 07 quthing

16.69 (12.47, 21.98)

198

14.62 (11.12, 18.98)

196

19.70 (13.89, 27.17)

162

 08 qashas nek

12.90 (6.97, 22.66)

106

14.67 (10.61, 19.93)

111

16.97 (12.04, 23.39)

93

 09 mokhotlong

9.57 (5.45, 16.26)

155

6.99 (4.67, 10.34)

175

8.12 (5.94, 11.01)

167

 10 thaba-tseka

8.15 (4.38, 14.65)

178

8.38 (5.18, 13.29)

250

9.47 (6.06, 14.49)

228