Table 4

- The association of overweight and obesity with various lifestyle behaviors.

Lifestyle behaviorsUnivariate analysis (unadjusted ORs)Multivariate analysis (adjusted ORs)
Overweight/obeseP-valuesOverweight/obeseP-values
Physical activity
Inactive (low physical activity based on IPAQ scores)1.17 (1.06-2.1)0.037* 1.6 (1.01-2.5)0.046*
High food intake
Consuming >3 meals/day1.6 (1.3-2)<0.001* 1.5 (1.014-2.1)0.042*
Frequent intake of junk food
Consuming junk food ≥5 days/week1.001 (0.8-1.3)0.91.1 (0.6-1.3)0.57
Short sleep duration
<7 hours/24 hours1.4 (1.07-1.7)0.011* 1.47 (1.01-2.2)0.049*

Values are presented as odd ratios (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI).

IPAQ: the International Physical Activity Questionnaire

  • * Statistically significant.