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Table 3 Logistic univariate regression model predicting exact odds ratios [OR] for determinants of perception of overweight

From: Social inequality and age-specific gender differences in overweight and perception of overweight among Swedish children and adolescents: a cross-sectional study

    

Adjusted for overweight ISO-BMI*

Adjusted for age ≥13 years

  

OR [CI] for perception of overweight

P-value

OR [CI] for perception of overweight

P-value

OR [CI] for perception of overweight

P-value

Boys [n = 104]

Overweight/obese ISO-BMI*

26.7 [6.2 - 114.7]

0.000

  

24.4 [5.6 – 106.7]

0.000

 

Boys < 13 years [n = 65]

65.3 [9.4 - 454.2]

0.000

    
 

Boys ≥ 13 years [n = 39]

0.01]

     
 

Overweight/obese WC**

8.8 [2.3 - 32.7]

0.001

1.8 [0.3 - 11.9]

0.547

7.6 [2.0 - 28.9]

0.003

 

Boys < 13 years [n = 65]

14.9 [2.8 - 80.5]

0.002

2.0 [0.2 – 24.9]

0.587

  
 

Boys ≥ 13 years [n = 39]

0.01]

 

0.01]

   
 

Age ≥ 13 years

0.3 [0.1 - 1.6]

0.163

0.4 [0.7 - 2.4]

0.322

  
 

Maternal SES***

higher education

0.5 [0.1 – 1.7]

0.251

0.7 [0.1 – 3.2]

0.619

0.3 [0.1 – 1.3]

0.101

 

higher occupation

0.5 [1.3 - 1.6]

0.212

1.1 [0.2 - 5.4]

0.926

0.4 [0.1 – 1.4]

0.153

 

Paternal SES***

higher education

0.4 [0.1 – 1.4]

0.146

0.6 [0.1 – 3.6]

0.617

0.3 [0.1 – 1.2]

0.093

 

higher occupation

0.4 [0.1 - 1.3]

0.122

0.8 [0.1 - 4.1]

0.743

0.4 [0.1 – 1.5]

0.152

Girls [n = 157]

Overweight/obese ISO-BMI*

6.8 [2.7 - 17.5]

0.000

  

20.4 [5.1 - 81.0]

0.000

 

Girls < 13 years [n = 83]

66.3 [7.2 - 611.5]

0.000

    
 

Girls ≥ 13 years [n = 74]

5.7 [1.1 - 30.0]

0.039

    
 

Overweight/obese WC**

3.3 [1.5 - 7.2]

0.003

1.4 [0.5 – 4.0]

0.562

4.6 [1.9 – 11.2]

0.001

 

Girls < 13 years [n = 83]

0.01]

 

0.01]

   
 

Girls ≥ 13 years [n = 74]

2.1 [0.7 - 5.9]

0.162

1.1 [0.3 – 3.9]

0.890

  
 

Age ≥ 13 years

5.5 [2.4 - 12.9]

0.000

13.9 [4.0 – 48.7]

0.000

  
 

Maternal SES***

higher education

1.3 [0.6 – 2.9]

0.515

1.2 [0.5 – 2.9]

0.621

1.2 [0.5 – 2.8]

0.724

 

higher occupation

0.9 [0.4 - 2.1]

0.808

0.8 [0.3 – 2.0]

0.822

0.8 [0.3 – 2.1]

0.696

 

Paternal SES***

higher education

1.2 [0.6 – 2.6]

0.645

1.2 [0.5 – 2.6]

0.707

1.2 [0.5 – 2.8]

0.663

 

higher occupation

0.8 [0.3 - 1.7]

0.499

0.8 [0.3 – 1.8]

0.545

0.6 [0.3 – 1.5]

0.311

  1. 1] Exact OR was zero because of one empty cell
  2. *ISO-BMI = age and gender-specific body mass index [BMI] for children up to 18 years. Cut-off point for overweight/obesity according to ISO-BMI defined by Cole et al. [19]. **WC = Waist Circumference. Cut-off points for overweight/obesity according to WC percentiles produced by McCarthy et al. [20]. ***SES = Socioeconomic status regarding educational and occupational level respectively
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