Table 4: Association of weight status of women with socio-demographic and obstetric charecteristics.

Variables Normal, n=142 Overweight/obese, n=354 P-value
Age
18-34 years
35-45 years
>45years		 71 (30)
61 (32)
10 (16)		 169 (70)
131 (68)
54 (84)		 0.042*
Age at first pregnancy
≤30 years
>30 years		 110 (31)
32 (22)		 241 (69)
113 (78)		 0.038*
Number of pregnancies
1
2-4
≥5		 40 (34)
90 (26)
12 (32)		 77 (66)
251 (74)
26 (68)		 0.251
Parity
1
2-4
5+		 13 (32)
91 (26)
38 (35)		 28 (68)
254 (74)
72 (65)		 0.231
Marital status
Single
Married		 102 (33)
40 (23)		 211 (67)
143 (78)		 0.011*
Level of education
Low literacy
High literacy		 65 (46)
136 (38)		 77 (54)
218 (62)		 0.131
Employment status
Unemployed
Employed		 121 (30)
21 (24)		 288 (70)
66 (76)		 0.307
Household monthly income
≤$52,50
$53,29–$262,26
$344,84–$524,60
≥524,65		 51 (29)
69 (27)
16 (47)
6 (18)		 124 (71)
185 (73)
18 (53)
27 (82)		 0.053*
House type
Brick
Non-brick		 55 (30)
87 (28)		 127 (70)
227 (72)		 0.551
Household head
Self
Spouse
Other family member		 57 (35)
33 (17)
52 (37)		 108 (65)
157 (83)
89 (63)		 ≤0.0001*
Household size
1-4
≥5		 99 (31)
43 (24)		 218 (69)
136 (76)		 0.088
Refrigerator use
Yes
No		 91 (28)
51 (30)		 234 (72)
120 (70)		 0.669
Water Access
Yes
No		 106 (29)
36 (25)		 259 (71)
95 (73)		 0.735

Chi-square test was used. *Indicates significant differences in the prevalence and an association between normal, overweight/obese, and socio-demographic factors. Overweight/obesity was ≥25kg/m2.