Table 3 Relationships between student monthly expenses and obesity by urban–rural home location and area income
Monthly expenses | Overweight and obesity prevalence (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | Overweight and obesity prevalence (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | Overweight and obesity prevalence (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a | Overweight and obesity prevalence (%) | Adjusted OR (95% CI)a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Home location of student | University city population | Home region GDP per capita | University city GDP per capita | |||||
Rural/township | < 1 million | Low | Low | |||||
<1000 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.5 | 1.00 | 4.3 | 1.00 | 5.5 | 1.00 |
1000–1499 | 4.3 | 1.40 (0.64, 3.10) | 5.9 | 1.73 (1.06, 2.83)* | 9.2 | 1.34 (0.88, 2.06) | 11.1 | 1.13 (0.69, 1.86) |
1500–1999 | 4.3 | 1.42 (0.65, 3.18) | 7.9 | 2.03 (1.49, 2.77)** | 7.0 | 1.96 (1.34, 2.88)** | 14.6 | 1.54 (1.03, 2.29)* |
2000 and over | 8.5 | 2.46 (1.22, 4.68)* | 8.4 | 2.33 (1.17, 4.68)** | 10.0 | 1.88 (1.15, 3.07)* | 14.4 | 2.26 (1.45, 3.53)** |
|  | Small city | 1.0–3.9 million | Medium | Medium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1000 | 0.0 | N/A | 5.6 | 1.00 | 11.9 | 1.00 | 8.7 | 1.00 |
1000–1499 | 10.3 | N/A | 9.6 | 1.04 (0.71, 1.51) | 8.4 | 0.93 (0.70, 1.24) | 8.9 | 0.90 (0.59, 1.38) |
1500–1999 | 11.8 | N/A | 10.5 | 1.27 (0.89, 1.78) | 9.5 | 1.07 (0.77, 1.47) | 6.0 | 1.05 (0.73, 2.00) |
2000 and over | 1.3 | N/A | 13.4 | 1.59 (1.08, 2.35)* | 20.2 | 1.27 (0.87, 1.87) | 17.7 | 1.35 (0.92, 2.00) |
| Â | Large city | 4 million and over | High | High | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
<1000 | 23.6 | 1.00 | 13.4 | 1.00 | 4.2 | 1.00 | 5.5 | 1.00 |
1000–1499 | 19.3 | 0.61 (0.20, 1.87) | 8.1 | 0.61 (0.41, 0.92)* | 7.6 | 2.67 (1.50, 4.77)** | 6.3 | 0.62 (0.40, 1.02) |
1500–1999 | 3.4 | 0.60 (0.25, 1.48) | 5.9 | 0.75 (0.56, 1.04) | 10.4 | 3.01 (1.83, 4.94)** | 10.4 | 0.98 (0.62, 1.56) |
2000 and over | 28.6 | 1.51 (0.54, 4.18) | 21.2 | 1.15 (0.76, 1.47) | 18.5 | 1.93 (1.14, 3.28)* | 10.5 | 1.08 (0.59, 1.81) |