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Table 4 Associations between Macronutrient Intake with overweight/obese among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (N = 918)

From: Risk factors for overweight and obesity among women of reproductive age in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Macronutrients

Overweight /obese

n(%)

CPR a(95%CI)

P-value

APRa(95%CI)

P-value

P value for trend

Carbohydrate (g)

 Low

159 (52.0)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

179 (58.5)

1.07 (0.92,1.23)

0.37

1.15 (0.91,1.46)

0.25

0.47

 High

168 (54.9)

1.11 (0.95,1.30)

0.19

1.15 (0.84,1.58)

0.39

 

Animal Protein(g)

 Low

161 (52.6)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

171 (55.7)

1.13 (0.98,1.30)

0.09

1.17 (1.01,1.35)

0.03

0.26

 High

168 (57.1)

1.12 (0.94,1.32)

0.20

1.19 (1.02,1.39)

0.03

 

Total fat (g)

 Low

176 (57.5)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

176 (57.5)

1.12 (0.96,1.30)

0.14

1.21 (0.98,1.50)

0.10

0.07

 High

154 (57.5)

1.13 (0.98,1.32)

0.10

1.22 (1.03,1.45)

0.02

 

Fish & Poultry protein (g)

 Low

156 (50.5)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

174 (56.0)

1.05 (0.85,1.30)

0.63

0.83 (0.70,0.99)

0.04

0.03

 High

176 (59.1)

1.04 (0.84, 1.29)

0.74

0.78 (0.61,0.99)

0.04

 

Sugar (g)

 Low

165 (53.9)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

169 (55.2)

1.01 (0.87,1.16)

0.10

1.13 (0.98,1.31)

0.09

< 0.01

 High

172 (56.2)

1.05 (0.90,1.23)

0.07

1.27 (1.03,1.58)

0.01

 

Fiber (g)

 Low

243 (53.9)

1

 

1

  

 Medium

140 (56.7)

0.94 (0.81, 1.09)

0.42

0.95 (0.81,1.12)

0.57

0.57

 High

123 (55.9)

1.02 (0.89, 1.17)

0.81

0.95 (0.77,1.17)

0.65

 
  1. Abbreviations: CRP Crude prevalence ratio
  2. aAdjusted prevalence ratio -adjusted for physical activity, energy intake, age, wealth index, type of employment, marital status, number of parity and education level