Prevalence of overweight/obesity and associated factors among adults in Wolaita Sodo Town, Southern Ethiopia

Figures & data

Table 1. Socio demographic and economic characteristics of the respondents in Sodo Town, 2016

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex : Male	136	36.8
Female	234	63.2
Age: 25–34	157	42.4
35–44	114	30.8
45–54	56	15.2
55 and above	43	11.6
Head house hold :Yes	154	41.6
No	216	58.4
Occupation: Un employed (no job, house wife)	141	38.1
Government/NGO Employed	165	44.6
Self employed	64	17.3
Ethnicity: Wolaita	294	79.5
Amahara	29	7.8
Gamo	17	4.6
Gurage	18	4.9
Others(Kambata, Silte and Hadiyaa)	12	3.2
Marital status : Married	312	84.3
Single	36	9.8
Others(Divorces and Widowed)	22	5.9
Religion: protestant Christian	269	72.7
Orthodox Christian Others (Catholic, Musilim and Jhova)	84 17	22.7 4.6
Family size: Less than five	168	45.4
Five and above	202	54.6
Educational status: No formal education	23	6.2
Primary (1–8)	89	24
Secondary (9–12) collage and above	112 146	30.3 39.5
Monthly income (Birr): <1000 birr	139	37.6
1001–2500	100	27.0
2501–5000	117	31.6
>5000	14	3.8
The house you live in: Own	304	82.2
Rental	66	17.8

Table 2. Physical activity of respondents in Sodo Town, 2016

Variables	Frequency	Percent %
Physical activity
No	333	90
Moderate	16	4.3
Vigorous	21	5.7
Sitting hours in particular day No specific sitting hours 1–2 hours	57 102	15.4 27.6
3–5 hours ≥6 hours	108 103	29.2 27.8
Transportation mechanism
Walking	212	57.3
Car/motor bike	158	42.7

Table 3. Dietary information of the respondents in Sodo Town, 2016

Variables	Frequency	Percent
Frequency of meal/day Two time	3	0.8
3 times	121	32.7
4 times	246	66.5
Cereal No	0	0
Yes	100	100
Pulse and legume No	65	17.5
Yes	305	82.5
Milk and products No	287	77.6
Yes	83	22.4
Root crops No	327	88.4
Yes	43	11.6
Vegetable No	104	28.1
Yes	266	71.9
Meat No	326	88.1
Yes	44	11.9
Egg No	333	90.0
Yes	37	10.0
Miscellaneous (tea and coffee) No	143	38.6
Yes	227	61.4
24 hours fruit intake No intake	71	19.2
Once	107	28.9
2 times per day	161	43.5
3 times and above	31	8.4
24 hours vegetables intake No intake	24	6.5
Once	92	24.9
2 times per day	185	50
3 times and above	69	18.6
24 hours meat intake No intake	300	81
Once	52	14.1
2 times day	18	4.9
24 hours egg intake No intake	280	75.7
Once	63	17
2 times day	27	7.3
24 hours pulse and legume No intake	16	4.3
Once	53	14.3
2 times day	185	50
Three and above	116	31.4
24 hours milk intake No intake	227	61.4
Once	89	24
2 times day	54	14.6
24 hours soft drink intake No intake	212	57.3
Once	116	31.4
2 times day	42	11.3

Figure 1. Nutritional status of adults in Sodo Town, 2016

Table 4. Factors associated with overweight/obesity in Sodo Town, 2016

Variables	Overweight/obesity		COR(95% CI)	AOR(95% CI)	P-value
	Yes	No
Age 25–34	56	101	1	1	1
35–44	64	50	2.30(1.41–3.78)	2.8(1.51–5.15)*	0.001
45–54	34	22	2.78(1.49–5.22)	2.44(1.12–5.32)*	0.025
55and above	26	17	2.75(1.38–5.52)	5.0(1.94–12.92)*	0.001
Sex Male	48	88	1	1	1
Female	132	102	2.37(1.53–3.67)	3.98(1.69–9.40)*	0.002
Chronic illness Yes	27	12	2.61(1.28–5.34)	2.85(1.13–7.20)*	0.033
No	153	178	1	1	1
Means of transport
By foot	84	128	1	1	1
By car	96	62	2.35(1.54–3.59)	1.93(1.14–3.29)*	0.015
Sitting hours
No sitting time	19	38	1	1	1
1–2 hours	46	56	0.61(0.31–1.19)	1.58(0.67–3.76)	0.300
3–5 hours ≥6 hours	64 51	44 52	1.78(1.02–3.06) 0.19(0.69–2.07)	3.67(1.58–8.51)* 1.53(0.67–3.52.)	0.002 0.317
24 hours vegetable intake None 1 time 2 times 3 and above	6 43 88 43	18 49 97 26	1 2.63(0.96–7.23 2.72(1.03–7.17) 4.96(1.75–14.09)	1 2.48(0.76–8.11) 2.27(0.72–7.09) 5.67(1.64–19.74)*	1 0.134 0.160 0.006
24 hours soft drink intake None 1 times	135 32	165 20	1 1.66(1.05–2.62	1 2.0(1.11–3.69)*	1 0.002
2 times	13	5	1.57(0.81–3.07)	1.54(0.64–3.69)	0.330

Availability of data and material

Data is not available for online access; however, readers who wish to gain access to the data can write to the corresponding author Yoseph Halala at [email protected]