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Table 3 Factors and factor groups associated with the identification on child's overweight status in the multivariate logistic regression analysis

From: Factors associated with parental recognition of a child's overweight status - a cross sectional study

 

Multivariate analysis

 

Odds Ratio

95% CI

P

Child's BMI

3.586

1.835; 7.010

< .001

Gender (boy vs. girl)

0.138

0.033; 0.577

.007

Child's age

0.083

0.011; 0.645

.017

Parents' marital status (married vs. no married)

0.804

0.098; 6.618

.839

Heart diseases in family (no vs. yes)

3.902

0.987; 15.429

.052

Mother's age

1.125

0.976; 1.296

.104

Factor 1. Healthy diet

0.221

0.091; 0.539

.001

Factor 2. Eating too much

2.290

0.981; 5.342

.055

Factor 3. Physically active

0.290

0.106; 0.794

.016