Variable Level
(Reference)
AOR(95%CI P value
School type Government
private
1
2.3(0.5,10.9)
0.294
Car ownership of the family  Yes
No
28.2(5.3,68.5)
1
<0.001
Number of snacks per day 1 times
2 times
3 times
1
4.9(1.2,20.7)
9.6(0.5,78.7)
0.029
0.123
Eating while studying  Yes
No
2.16(0.6,7.8)
1
0.242
Eating breakfast regularly  Yes
No
0.12(0.01,0.85)
1
0.034
Sweet food preference  Yes
No
25.4(6.6,96.9)
1
<0.001
Vegetable preference Yes
No
1
2.29(0.2,23.6)
0.486
Food bought*cake (reference No)    *Chocolate( reference No)  *Ice cream(reference No)   0.12(0.016,0.92) 0.33(0.06,1.73) 12.4(1.7,82.1) 0.041
0.189
0.014
Participation in work after school Yes
No
0.5(0.08,3.05)
1
0.454
Walking or riding bicycle for at least 10 minute per day. Yes
No
1
10.5(1.8,61.1)
0.009
Any family participates in regular physical activity. Yes
No
0.2(0.05,0.8)
1
0.023
* refers that no is the reference
Table 6: Multivariable logistic regression analysis of independent predictors of overweight among elementary school children in Addis Ababa, 2014.