Is central obesity associated with poorer health and health-related quality of life in primary school children? Cross-sectional results from the Baden-Württemberg Study

Table 3 Odds ratios for a higher level of child absenteeism

n = 1331	crude OR	95% CI	adjusted OR^a	95% CI
Age [years]	0.56	[0.48; 0.67]	0.52	[0.43; 0.63]
WHtR ≥ 0.5	2.15	[1.44; 3.23]	1.82	[1.16; 2.85]
≥ 60 min/day physical activity ≥ 4 days a week	0.67	[0.53; 0.85]	0.66	[0.51; 0.85]
Migration background	1.44	[1.14; 1.81]	1.55	[1.20; 1.99]
Tertiary family education level	0.65	[0.52; 0.82]	0.68	[0.54; 0.87]
High level of maternal health awareness	0.82	[0.67; 1.01]	0.80	[0.63; 0.99]

OR (odds ratio), CI (confidence interval).
^aAdjusted for the listed variables in this table as a result of stepwise backward elimination in a logistic regression model.

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