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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics by overweight and obesity among adult ART patients in Southern Ethiopia, 2017

From: Overweight and obesity and associated factors among adult ART patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia

  

Overweight and Obese

 

All patients

No

Yes

 

Number

%

Number

%

Number

%

All patients

369

100

209

56.6

160

43.4

Age (Years)

  18–39

277

75.1

161

58.1

116

41.9

  ≥ 40

92

24.9

48

52.2

44

47.8

Sex

  Male

140

37.9

74

52.9

66

47.1

  Female

229

62.1

135

59

94

41.0

Marital status

  Married

186

50.4

107

57.5

79

42.5

  Unmarried

183

49.6

102

55.7

81

44.3

Educational status

  No formal education

48

13

29

60.4

19

39.6

  Primary School

118

32

73

61.9

45

38.1

  Secondary School

125

33.9

68

54.4

57

45.6

  Tertiary School

78

21.1

39

50

39

50

Employed

  No

31

8.4

17

54.8

14

45.2

  Yes

338

91.6

192

56.8

146

43.2

Monthly income (ETB)

  < 1000

198

53.7

124

62.6

74

37.4

  ≥ 1000

171

46.3

85

49.7

86

50.3

Place of residence

  Urban

361

97.8

203

56.2

158

43.8

  Rural

8

2.2

6

75

2

25

Religion

  Orthodox Christians

220

59.8

125

56.8

95

43.2

  Muslim

30

8.2

19

63.3

11

36.7

  Protestant Christians

109

29.6

61

56

48

44

  Othera

9

2.4

4

44.4

5

55.6

Ethnicity

  Sidama

40

10.8

21

52.5

19

47.5

  Wolaita

61

16.5

37

60.7

24

39.3

  Oromo

69

18.7

35

50.7

34

49.3

  Guragie

39

10.6

23

59

16

41

  Otherb

160

43.4

93

58.1

67

41.9

Baseline BMI of patients

369

100

338

91.6

31

8.4

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