Table 3 Factors associated with disordered eating attitude among adolescents aged 12–19 years in Addis Ababa high schools, 2016
Variables | Disordered eating attitude | Crude odds ratio (95% CI) | Adjusted odds ratio (95% CI) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | ||||
Sex | |||||
Female | 50 | 423 | 1.83 (1.09, 3.09) | 1.75 (1.03, 3.00) | 0.040 |
Male | 22 | 341 | 1 | 1 | |
Age | |||||
≤15 | 28 | 217 | 1.60 (0.97, 2.64) | 1.03 (0.55, 1.95) | |
>15 | 44 | 547 | 1 | 1 | |
Mother education | |||||
No schooling | 9 | 22 | 1 | 1 | |
Primary and secondary school | 14 | 130 | 0.26 (0.10, 0.68) | 0.28 (0.11, 0.78) | 0.014 |
Certificate/diploma | 17 | 187 | 0.22 (0.09, 0.56) | 0.22 (0.07, 0.58) | 0.002 |
Degree | 32 | 425 | 0.18 (0.08, 0.43) | 0.16 (0.07, 0.40) | 0.000 |
Mothers occupation | |||||
Employed | 39 | 305 | 2.05 (0.99, 4.21) | 1.83 (0.86, 3.87) | |
House wife | 8 | 94 | 1.36 (0.52, 3.57) | 0.84 (0.30, 2.36) | |
Merchant | 15 | 205 | 1.17 (0.51, 2.68) | 1.10 (0.47, 2.58) | |
Others | 10 | 160 | 1 | 1 | |
Father occupation | |||||
Employed | 36 | 298 | 1.69 (0.92, 3.13) | 1.4 (0.47, 2.76) | |
Merchant | 20 | 242 | 1.16 (0.56, 2.29) | 1.46 (0.51, 4.19) | |
Others | 16 | 224 | 1 | 1 | |
School type | |||||
Private | 46 | 574 | 1.71 (1.03, 2.84) | 1.76 (0.80, 3.83) | |
Government | 26 | 190 | 1 | 1 | |
BMI | |||||
<18.5 | 19 | 115 | 1 | 1 | |
18.5–25 | 47 | 554 | 0.51 (0.29, 0.91) | 0.58 (0.32, 1.06) | |
>25 | 6 | 95 | 0.32 (0.15, 0.99) | 0.41 (0.15, 1.09) | |