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Table 3 Differences in prevalence of overweight at age 2 years associated with ethnicity using native Dutch children as reference (crude and multivariable adjusted Ors, 95% Cis)

From: Overweight at age two years in a multi-ethnic cohort (ABCD study): the role of prenatal factors, birth outcomes and postnatal factors

Overweight yes/no

Crude

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

OR (95% CI)

Ethnicity

    

Dutch

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

African descent

1.31 (0.81, 2.13)

1.11 (0.65,1.92)

1.20 (0.69, 2.07)

0.79 (0.44, 1.41)

Turkish

3.23 (2.11, 4.96)

2.68 (1.58, 4.55)

2.64 (1.55, 4.51)

1.74 (0.99, 3.04)

Moroccan

2.61 (1.77, 3.84)

2.12 (1.33, 3.40)

2.07 (1.29, 3.33)

1.41 (0.86, 2.31)

Others

1.20 (0.88, 1.64)

1.21 (0.86, 1.70)

1.22 (0.87, 1.71)

1.14 (0.81, 1.62)

  1. Abbreviations: OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval.
  2. Model 1: including maternal age, height, pre-pregnancy BMI, education level, parity, diabetes and physical activity during pregnancy.
  3. Model 2: as in model 1; with additional inclusion of birth weight and gender.
  4. Model 3: as in model 2; with additional inclusion of infant weight gain during the first 6 months (100 g/mo).
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BMC Public Health

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