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Table 7 Odds of overweight or obesity in expectant parents 1 for different combinations of socio-demographic risk factors

From: A population-based study of overweight and obesity in expectant parents: socio-demographic patterns and within-couple associations

Nr

Combination of factors

     
 

Education

Occupation

Area of residence

No of risk factors

N=4933

OR2Overweight3

N=3725

OR2Obesity4

      

(95% CI)5

 

(95% CI)

     

n

 

n

 

1

University degree

Employed/studying/parental leave/unpaid domestic work

Urban

0

1637

1.0

1284

1.0

2

University degree

Employed/studying/parental leave/unpaid domestic work

Rural

1

299

1.4 (1.1-1.8)

225

1.7 (1.1-2.7)

3

University degree

Unemployed/sick leave/retirement

Urban

1

61

1.1 (0.6-1.9)

53

2.6 (1.3-5.2)

4

University degree

Unemployed/sick leave/retirement

Rural

2

15

0.9 (0.3-2.8)

13

1.2 (0.2-8.3)

5

Below university degree

Employed/studying/parental leave/unpaid domestic work

Urban

1

1851

1.8 (1.5-2.1)

1328

1.9 (1.5-2.5)

6

Below university degree

Employed/studying/parental leave/unpaid domestic work

Rural

2

832

2.2 (1.8-2.7)

620

3.9 (2.9-5.2)

7

Below university degree

Unemployed/sick leave/retirement

Urban

2

169

2.2 (1.6-3.1)

132

4.3 (2.7-6.9)

8

Below university degree

Unemployed/sick leave/retirement

Rural

3

69

1.6 (0.9-2.7)

70

6.5 (3.6-11.8)

  1. 1Analyses based on women’s pre-pregnancy BMI.
  2. 2Age adjusted OR.
  3. 3BMI 25.0-29.99.
  4. 4BMI ≥30.0.
  5. 5Statistical significance was defined as a 95% CI excluding 1.0.