Variables Level                       Proportion COR(95% CI) P-value
Overweight Not overweight
Do you eat snack Yes 359(89.5%) 42(10.5%) 1.696(0.586-4.908) 0.330
No 58(93%) 4(7%) 1  
How many times do you eat snack per day 1times 310(9%) 15(5)% 1  
2times 45(67%) 22(33%) 10.104(4.884-20.902) <0.001
3times 4(44%) 5(56%) 25.833(6.287-64.152) <0.001
Food bought by the participants
Cake Yes
No
291(8%)
126(9%)
41(12%)
5(4%)
3.551(1.371-9.196)
1
0.009
biscuit Yes
No
330(8%)
87(98%)
44(12%)
2(2%)
5.800(1.379-24.397)
1
0.016
chocolate Yes
No
141(80%)
276(96%)
35(20%)
11(4%)
6.228(3.071-12.633)
1
<0.001
Ice cream Yes No 157(80%) 260(98%) 40(20%) 6(2%) 11.040(4.576-26.634)
1
<0.001
Eating while going to cinema Yes 58(63%) 34(37%) 8.090(3.750-17.452) <0.001
No 221(99%) 2(1%) 0.125(0.027-0.578) 0.008
I don’t go 138(93%) 10(7%) 1  
Extra eating habits
Eating while watching TV Yes 129(80%) 32(20%) 1.426(0.461-4.416) 0.538
No 265(96%) 10(4%) 0.217(0.063-0.746) 0.015
I don’t go 23(85%) 4(15%) 1  
Eating food while studying Yes 142(83%) 29(17%) 3.304(1.756-6.216) <0.001
No 275(94%) 17(6%) 1  
Eating breakfast regularly Yes 303(88%) 41(12%) 1  
No 114(95%) 5(5%) 0.324(0.125-0.841) 0.021
Irregular eating habit Yes 148(87%) 22(13%) 1.666(0.903-3.073) 0.102
No 269(92%) 24(8%) 1  
Preferred food list
Vegetable Yes
No
103(99%)
314(87%)
1(1%)
43(13%)
1
14.761(2.016-67.428)
0.008
Fruit Yes
No
41(93%)
376(90%)
3(7%)
43(10%)
1
1.563(0.464-5.262)
  0.471
Sweet foods Yes No 46(56%) 371(97%) 36(44%) 10(3%) 29.035(13.515-62.735)
1
<0.001
Carbohydrate diet Yes
No
373(91%)
44(93%)
37(9%)
9(7%)
0.485(0.220-1.071)
1
0.074
Table 4: Diet related factors associated with overweight among elementary school children in Addis Ababa, 2014.