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Table 2 Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals) of overweight and obesity in 4-year old children in Malmö, Sweden, by early life factors.

From: Early life factors and being overweight at 4 years of age among children in Malmö, Sweden

 

Overweight*

Obesity*

 

OR (95% CI)*

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)*

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

 

Model 1†

Model 2‡

Model 3‡‡

Model 1†

Model 2‡

Model 3‡‡

Early life factors

      

   Mother smoking during pregnancy

      

Yes

1.47 (1.22, 1.76)

1.43 (1.16, 1.76)

1.48 (1.17, 1.87)

2.31 (1.68, 3.17)

2.07 (1.42, 3.03)

2.10 (1.37, 3.23)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Secondhand tobacco smoke (0-4 weeks)

      

Yes

1.23 (1.07, 1.42)

1.32 (1.12, 1.54)

1.35 (1.13, 1.61)

1.75 (1.34, 2.27)

1.62 (1.19, 2.21)

1.54 (1.08, 2.19)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Secondhand tobacco smoke (8 months)

      

Yes

1.19 (1.03, 1.36)

1.26 (1.07, 1.48)

1.30 (1.09, 1.57)

1.76 (1.35, 2.29)

1.61 (1.17, 2.20)

1.51 (1.06, 2.16)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   High birth weight (>4000 g) (%)

      

Yes

1.75 (1.51, 2.02)

1.70 (1.44, 2.00)

1.51 (1.26, 1.81)

1.91 (1.43, 2.55)

1.81 (1.29, 2.53)

1.47 (0.99, 2.16)

No

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

   Breastfed (%)

      

No

1.30 (0.97, 1.74)

1.27 (0.91, 1.76)

1.37 (0.96, 1.96)

1.76 (1.04, 2.96)

1.60 (0.87, 2.93)

1.68 (0.86, 3.29)

Yes

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

  1. * OR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; overweight, including overweight and obesity (i.e., iso-BMI > 17.55 (boys) and 17.28 (girls)); obesity, obese children (i.e., iso-BMI > 19.29 (boys) and 19.15 (girls)) compared to normal weighted children.
  2. † Adjusted for year and sex.
  3. ‡ Adjusted for year, sex, maternal educational level, parents' country of birth, crowded living, being firstborn, having taken part pf parental educational program, and economic stress.
  4. ‡‡ Model 2 with additional adjustment for parental overweight and child's intake of sweetened beverages.