Predictors of High Obesity in Rural Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Study
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Data and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Background Characteristics of the Respondents (n = 200) | ||
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Characteristics | n | Percentage |
Age | ||
30–34 | 47 | 23.5 |
35–39 | 24 | 12.0 |
40–44 | 23 | 11.5 |
45–49 | 28 | 14.0 |
50–54 | 22 | 11.0 |
55–59 | 20 | 10.0 |
60–64 | 14 | 7.0 |
65+ | 22 | 11.0 |
Gender | ||
Male | 45 | 22.5 |
Female | 155 | 77.5 |
Educational level | ||
Primary | 98 | 49.0 |
Secondary | 79 | 39.5 |
Professional | 14 | 7.0 |
No education | 9 | 4.5 |
Self-reported health | ||
Excellent | 1 | 0.5 |
Very good | 9 | 4.5 |
Good | 54 | 27.0 |
Fair | 135 | 67.5 |
Poor | 1 | 0.5 |
Mental health issues in the last 30 days | ||
Never | 97 | 48.5 |
Less than 3 days | 12 | 6.0 |
3–7 days | 8 | 4.0 |
8+ days | 83 | 41.5 |
Has a health professional ever told you have | ||
High blood pressure | 57 | 28.5 |
Diabetes | 18 | 9.0 |
Depression | 1 | 0.5 |
Characteristics | n | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Last routine medical check-up | ||
Less than 1 year | 151 | 75.5 |
1–2 years ago | 43 | 21.5 |
More than 2 years ago | 4 | 2.0 |
Never | 2 | 1.0 |
Smoking status | ||
Yes | 7 | 3.5 |
Use of alcohol | ||
Yes | 10 | 5.0 |
Vegetable consumption | ||
Once a week | 41 | 20.5 |
Two or more times a week | 25 | 12.5 |
Never | 134 | 67.0 |
Salad consumption | ||
Once a week | 9 | 4.5 |
Two or more times a week | 59 | 29.5 |
Never | 132 | 66.0 |
Hours of sleep per day (mean, Std. dev.) | 200 | (7.3, 1.46) |
BMI | ||
Less than 25 | 33 | 16.5 |
25.0–29.9 | 84 | 42.0 |
30.0+ | 83 | 41.5 |
Blood pressure | ||
Normal | 147 | 73.5 |
Elevated | 36 | 18.0 |
High grade 1 | 15 | 7.5 |
High grade 2 | 2 | 1.0 |
Glycemia level | ||
Normal | 152 | 76.0 |
Above normal | 48 | 24.0 |
Waist–hip ratio | ||
Low | 18 | 9.0 |
Moderate | 22 | 11.0 |
High | 160 | 80.0 |
Variables | Waist–Hip Ratio | Sig. | |
---|---|---|---|
Low/Moderate | High | ||
Age | p < 0.05 | ||
<40 | 28.2 | 71.8 | |
40+ | 15.5 | 84.5 | |
Gender | p < 0.05 | ||
Male | 35.6 | 64.4 | |
Female | 15.5 | 84.5 | |
Marital status | ns | ||
Living alone | 20.6 | 79.4 | |
Living with someone | 19.7 | 80.3 | |
Education level | ns | ||
Primary or less | 17.8 | 82.2 | |
More than primary | 22.6 | 77.4 | |
Self-reported health | ns | ||
Good or better | 21.9 | 78.1 | |
Fair or poor | 19.1 | 80.9 | |
Hours of sleep | p < 0.05 | ||
7 h or less per day | 26.7 | 73.3 | |
More than 7 h | 17.1 | 82.9 | |
Vegetable consumption | p < 0.001 | ||
Once a week or never | 12.8 | 87.2 | |
2 or more times a week | 37.3 | 62.7 |
Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
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Variables | AOR | Sig. | AOR | Sig. |
Age | p < 0.05 | |||
<40 | 1.00 | |||
40+ | 2.76 | |||
Gender | p < 0.001 | |||
Male | 1.00 | |||
Female | 3.58 | |||
Marital status | ns | |||
Living alone | 1.00 | |||
Living with someone | 1.37 | |||
Educational level | ns | |||
Primary or less | 1.00 | |||
More than primary | 0.95 | |||
Self-reported health | ns | ns | ||
Regular or poor | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
Good or better | 1.27 | 1.70 | ||
Hours of sleep | p < 0.05 | p < 0.05 | ||
7 h or less | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
7+ h | 2.38 | 2.07 | ||
Veg. consumption | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | ||
No veg. | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||
2+ times a week | 0.20 | 0.21 | ||
−2 Log likelihood | 180.93 | 168.39 |
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Herrera, K.; de Reyes, M.M.; Sunil, T. Predictors of High Obesity in Rural Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2025, 22, 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050660
Herrera K, de Reyes MM, Sunil T. Predictors of High Obesity in Rural Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2025; 22(5):660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050660
Chicago/Turabian StyleHerrera, Karen, Milena Marquina de Reyes, and Thankam Sunil. 2025. "Predictors of High Obesity in Rural Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Study" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 22, no. 5: 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050660
APA StyleHerrera, K., de Reyes, M. M., & Sunil, T. (2025). Predictors of High Obesity in Rural Nicaragua: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 22(5), 660. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph22050660