Prevalence of obesity, determinants, and its association with hyperglycaemia among community dwelling older adolescents in India

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World J Clin Pediatr. Dec 9, 2024; 13(4): 91638
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Table 4 Distribution of factors associated with overweight and/or obesity among older adolescents

Variables	Normal/thin, n = 125725	Overweight/obesity, n = 8621	Unadjusted RR (95%CI)	Adjusted RR (95%CI)
Age in years, mean (SD)	16.99 (1.40)	17.03 (1.42)	1.02 (1.001-1.04)^a	1.01 (0.99-1.03)
Sex
Male	14666 (92.11)	1211 (7.89)	1.17 (1.06-1.29)^a	1.10 (1.01-1.20)^a
Female	111059 (93.25)	7410 (6.75)	Reference	Reference
Respondents’ education
No education	5068 (96.24)	213 (3.76)	Reference	Reference
Primary education	7092 (95.48)	343 (4.52)	1.20 (0.97-1.50)	1.08 (0.86-1.35)
Secondary education	106285 (92.96)	7397 (7.04)	1.87 (1.57-2.24)^b	1.28 (1.06-1.54)^a
Higher education	7266 (91.25)	667 (8.75)	2.33 (1.91-2.85)^b	1.26 (1.02-1.56)^a
Religion
Hindu	93663 (93.5)	6088 (6.5)	Reference	Reference
Muslim	16969 (91.78)	1353 (8.22)	1.27 (1.15-1.40)^b	1.21 (1.10-1.34)^b
Others	13385 (90.81)	1086 (9.19)	1.41 (1.25-1.60)^b	1.18 (1.04-1.33)^a
Residence
Urban	26192 (89.28)	3028 (10.72)	1.97 (1.84-2.12)^b	1.28 (1.18-1.38)^b
Rural	99533 (94.57)	5593 (5.43)	Reference	Reference
Wealth index
Poorest	31167 (96.82)	1013 (3.18)	Reference	Reference
Poorer	31730 (95.26)	1615 (4.74)	1.49 (1.33-1.67)^b	1.45 (1.29-1.63)^b
Middle	26511 (93.11)	1911 (6.89)	2.17 (1.93-2.43)^b	2.00 (1.77-2.25)^b
Richer	21175 (90.65)	2001 (9.35)	2.94 (2.63-3.29)^b	2.49 (2.22-2.80)^b
Richest	15142 (87.17)	2081 (12.83)	4.04 (3.61-4.51)^b	3.24 (2.86-3.67)^b
Tobacco consumption
No	122540 (93.08)	8446 (6.92)	Reference	Reference
Yes	3108 (95.33)	168 (4.67)	0.67 (0.53-0.86)^a	0.96 (0.74-1.25)
Alcohol usage
No	124667 (93.1)	8563 (6.9)	Reference	Reference
Yes	992 (95.62)	52 (4.38)	0.64 (0.42-0.96)^a	0.78 (0.50-1.21)
Incident DM
No	124060 (93.21)	8430 (6.79)	Reference	Reference
Yes	331 (81.82)	57 (18.18)	2.68 (1.97-3.62)^b	2.43 (1.82-3.24)^b

Data are n (weighted %) unless otherwise indicated.

^aP < 0.05.

^bP < 0.001.

BMI: Body mass index; CI: Confidence interval; DM: Diabetes mellitus; RR: Rate ratio.

Citation: Maheshwari V, Basu S. Prevalence of obesity, determinants, and its association with hyperglycaemia among community dwelling older adolescents in India. World J Clin Pediatr 2024; 13(4): 91638
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5409/wjcp.v13.i4.91638