Table听7 Logistic regression results鈥攈ow overweight and obesity increases the risk of obesity related co-morbidities
From: Obesity among college students in Oman: implications for health and academic performance
Dependent variable鈥�=鈥塷besity related disease | Reference categories | Odds Ratio | z-values |
|---|---|---|---|
Obesity (obesity鈥�=鈥�1, 0 otherwise) | Non-obese | 5.34*** | 2.50 |
Overweight (overweight鈥�=鈥�1, 0 otherwise) | underweight, normal | 5.77*** | 3.02 |
underweight (underweight鈥�=鈥�1, 0 otherwise) | normal, overweight and Obesity | 1.66 | 0.68 |
Household size | 听 | 0.70*** | 鈭�3.73 |
Age in completed years | 听 | 0.80*** | 鈭�2.34 |
Location (rural鈥�=鈥�1, 0 otherwise) | Urban | 0.58 | 鈭�1.10 |
Gender (female鈥�=鈥�1, 0 otherwise) | Male | 1.63 | 0.60 |
Constant | 听 | 71.85 | 1.69 |