Variables Level   Proportion COR(95% CI) P-value
Overweight
(%)
Not overweight (%)
Sex Male 204(92%) 12(7%) 1  
Female 213(88%) 29(12%) 1.634(0.871-3.064) 0.126
School Type Government 246(97%) 8(3%) 1  
Private 171(82%) 38(18%) 6.833(3.111-15.011) <0.001
Age 10-14 277(90%) 29(10%) 1  
15-18 140(90%) 17(10%) 1.16(0.616-2.183) 0.646
Ethnicity Amhara 186(90%) 22(10%) 0.503(0.155-1.628) 0.251
Oromo 81(95%) 4(5%) 0.210(0.048-0.923) 0.039
Gurage 106(90%) 12(10%) 0.481(0.139-1.666) 0.248
Tigre 27(88%) 4(12%) 0.630(0.139-2.859) 0.549
Others 17(80%) 4(20%) 1  
Car ownership Yes 60(61%) 39(39%) 33.1(14.2-77.5) <0.001
No 357(99%) 7(1%) 1  
Table 3: Socio demographic related factor of the children and their parents in association with overweight among elementary school children in Addis Ababa, 2014.