The final, formatted version of the article will be published soon.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Endocrinol.
Sec. Obesity
Volume 15 - 2024 |
doi: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1408090
Investigating factors influencing overweight and obesity among adult households in Ethiopia: A multilevel ordered analysis of 2016 EDHS data
Provisionally accepted- 1 School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- 2 School of Nursing and Midwifery, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
- 3 School of Medicine, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Background: In both high-and low-income countries, including Ethiopia, overweight and obesity have emerged as concerns of public health issues of the twenty-first century. Hence, obtaining conclusive evidence concerning the factors that influence adults' body mass index is quietly important. Therefore, using representative data, our study sought to provide solid evidence on factors influencing overweight and obesity among adults in Ethiopia.The 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS), a dataset comprised of a nationally representative sample of the survey, served as the basis for the study. Both descriptive and analytic findings were produced using STATA version 14. The data collection was conducted from January to June 2016. A total sample of 39,749 adults, 18 years and older, were included.Predictors were assessed using multivariable ordinal logistic regression analysis, and the results were presented as an adjusted proportional ratio (POR) with a 95% confidence interval. Statistical significance was declared at a p-value of <0.05.Overall, the magnitude of overweight and obesity among adults in Ethiopia was 8.5% (95% CI = 8.2% to 8.7%) and 2.9% (95% CI = 2.7% to 3.1%), respectively. Predictor variables such as smoking (POR=0.
Keywords: Overweight, Obesity, Body Mass Index, Adult, Ethiopia
Received: 16 Apr 2024; Accepted: 10 Sep 2024.
Copyright: © 2024 Firdisa, Mussa, Debella, Birhanu, Gamachu, Eyeberu, Dechasa, Jibro, Balis, Tolera, Regassa and Deressa. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Dawit Firdisa, School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Alemayehu Deressa, School of Public Health, College of Health and Medical Sciences, Haramaya University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.