Table 2 Prevalence and risk of obesity, as measured by BMI, WC, and WHR, by socio-demographic factors
Variable | BMIa | WCa | WHR | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Obesity prevalence (%) | Risk of obesity (odds ratio, 95% CI)c | Obesity prevalence (%) | Risk of obesity (odds ratio, 95% CI)c | Obesity prevalence (%) | Risk of obesity (odds ratio, 95% CI)c | |
Age | ||||||
18–30 | 23.2 | Reference group | 40.4 | Reference group | 44.7 | Reference group |
31–40 | 30.6 | 1.48 (1.18–1.85) | 59.5 | 2.19 (1.78–2.70) | 64.9 | 2.31 (1.87–2.84) |
41–50 | 41.0 | 2.35 (1.84–2.99) | 69.0 | 3.39 (2.65–4.32) | 75.0 | 3.68 (2.86–4.73) |
51–60 | 51.0 | 3.43 (2.53–4.65) | 74.9 | 4.44 (3.15–6.25) | 74.3 | 3.68 (2.62–5.18) |
61 + | 46.2 | 2.78 (1.72–4.51) | 78.9 | 5.25 (2.89–9.51) | 83.1 | 6.86 (3.59–13.11) |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 32.6 | Reference group | 56.8 | Reference group | 66.2 | Reference group |
Female | 37.5 | 1.24 (1.01–1.53) | 68.1 | 1.69 (1.35–2.12) | 51.7 | 0.52 (0.42–0.65) |
Ethnicity | ||||||
Arabs non-nationals | 40.7 | Reference group | 47.5 | Reference group | 62.5 | Reference group |
Asians non-Arabs | 30.5 | 0.66 (0.54–0.80) | 63.0 | 2.24 (1.84–2.73) | 64.8 | 1.05 (0.86–1.28) |
Westerners and Africans | 22.6 | 0.41 (0.24–0.71) | 59.8 | 1.57 (0.96–2.56) | 45.1 | 0.48 (0.30–0.79) |
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 20.9 | Reference group | 33.9 | Reference group | 44.0 | Reference group |
Married | 36.4 | 1.57 (1.19–2.05) | 64.6 | 2.40 (1.87–3.08) | 67.9 | 1.61 (1.26–2.06) |
Divorced/widowed/separated | 39.4 | 1.47 (0.68–3.14) | 60.0 | 1.40 (0.64–3.11) | 70.0 | 1.86 (0.81–4.31) |
Education | ||||||
Never attended School | 33.1 | Reference group | 62.1 | Reference group | 71.7 | Reference group |
Some high school | 30.7 | 0.99 (0.77–1.29) | 56.7 | 0.91 (0.70–1.18) | 66.7 | 0.89 (0.67–1.17) |
Diploma | 32.4 | 1.07 (0.77–1.48) | 56.4 | 0.84 (0.61–1.17) | 61.3 | 0.73 (0.52–1.03) |
University bachelor | 37.7 | 1.37 (1.05–1.80) | 61.1 | 1.05 (0.79–1.39) | 57.5 | 0.65 (0.48–0.86) |
Post grad | 35.0 | 1.10 (0.77–1.58) | 59.4 | 0.84 (0.58–1.21) | 56.9 | 0.54 (0.37–0.79) |
Income (AEDb per year) | ||||||
< 36,000 | 28.2 | Reference group | 57.1 | Reference group | 64.5 | Reference group |
36,000–95,999 | 35.5 | 1.39 (1.12–1.71) | 58.4 | 0.97 (0.79–1.20) | 61.1 | 0.82 (0.66–1.01) |
96,000–179,999 | 40.8 | 1.64 (1.29–2.09) | 59.4 | 0.96 (0.75–1.24) | 63.0 | 0.83 (0.64–1.07) |
≥ 180,000 | 35.7 | 1.21 (0.92–1.60) | 65.4 | 1.12 (0.84–1.49) | 66.4 | 0.88 (0.66–1.19) |
Watch TV for less than 1 h daily | ||||||
No | 30.8 | Reference group | 58.0 | Reference group | 64.2 | Reference group |
Yes | 38.4 | 1.37 (1.16–1.63) | 60.3 | 1.07 (0.89–1.28) | 61.3 | 0.86 (0.72–1.02) |
Smoking | ||||||
No | 20.7 | Reference group | 59.8 | Reference group | 63.1 | Reference group |
Yes | 28.7 | 1.32 (1.08–1.62) | 55.2 | 0.90 (0.73–1.12) | 65.3 | 1.04 (0.84–1.30) |
Physical activity | ||||||
No | 30.9 | Reference group | 59.2 | Reference group | 66.9 | Reference group |
Yes | 36.5 | 1.27 (1.08–1.50) | 58.5 | 0.97 (0.82–1.15) | 59.5 | 0.73 (0.61–0.87) |