Table 3 Multivariate analysis of obesity categories with selected socioeconomic factors among 35 to 64 year olds in Kalutara district

Age categories

35 to 39 Years

40 to 44 Years

0.66–2.82

0.55–2.58

0.76–2.72

45 to 49 Years

1.23–5.61

0.36–2.14

0.79–3.30

50 to 54 Years

0.71–3.40

0.38–2.24

0.53–2.49

55 to 59 Years

0.54–2.49

0.23–1.67

0.50–2.31

60 to 64 Years

0.53–2.65

0.05–0.83

0.43–2.04

Sex

Male

Female

0.51–2.49

1.15–11.15

0.94–5.56

Ethnicity

Sinhalese

0.88–15.04

0.02–10.29

0.32–11.73

Tamil

Muslim

1.37–47.10

0.08–43.66

0.82–46.41

Sector

Urban

0.01–0.48

0.05–26.77

0.03–1.27

Rural

0.01–0.34

0.04–22.78

0.02–0.97

Plantation

Education category

No schooling

Grade 5 or below

0.27–5.53

0.24–41.86

0.51–30.57

Grade 6 to 10

0.26–4.57

0.21–34.17

0.84–48.11

O/L to Grade 12

0.65–11.76

0.21–39.46

1.09–64.71

A/L and above

0.56–11.90

0.16–32.34

1.34–87.44

Occupation category

Professional

0.08–12.23

0.01–11.34

0.02–1.84

Technical & clerical

0.41–5.41

0.65–76.55

0.78–23.04

Vendors & sellers

0.37–2.96

2.22–119.46

1.53–29.13

Skilled manual workers

0.28–1.89

1.01–50.65

0.69–12.12

Unskilled manual workers

Retired

0.33–4.52

0.91–131.04

0.24–8.70

Unemployed

0.20–3.35

0.28–15.31

Housewife

0.78–6.08

0.81–47.37

2.35–29.28

Income category (Rs. per month)

<10,000

10,000 to 30,000

0.63–1.66

0.50–1.85

0.71–1.90

>30,000

0.56–2.69

0.88–6.31

1.1–5.17

Social status index

1st quintile (richest)

1.12–20.76

0.61–20.78

0.51–7.45

2nd quintile

1.17–19.41

0.44–13.02

0.48–6.48

3rd quintile

1.22–19.90

0.44–12.57

0.52–6.52

4th quintile

1.15–12.21

0.77–12.57

0.99–8.15

5th quintile (poorest)

Unsatisfactory basic needs index

1 (poorest)

2

0.06–1.41

0.47–31.73

0.68–13.26

3

0.54–3.28

0.70–16.19

0.97–6.90

4

0.60–3.76

0.45–11.87

1.20–9.39

5 (richest)

0.55–3.95

0.68–18.15

1.60–13.25