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Table 3 Unadjusted odds ratio (OR) of overweight in 2-17-year-old children whose parents lived separately at the time of study, stratified by age groups and country

From: Prevalence of overweight in 2 to 17 year-old children and adolescents whose parents live separately: a Nordic cross-sectional study

  

2 to 9 years

 

10 to 17 years

 

n

OR

(95% CI)

n

OR

(95% CI)

Denmark

801

  

809

  

Cohabiting

 

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

Separate

 

1.61

(0.88; 2.94)

 

0.83

(0.47; 1.55)

Finland

646

  

594

  

Cohabiting

 

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

Separate

 

1.34

(0.73; 2.47)

 

1.11

(0.67; 1.82)

Iceland

597

  

666

  

Cohabiting

 

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

Separate

 

2.11

(1.17; 3.82)

 

1.46

(0.94; 2.26)

Norway

599

  

680

  

Cohabiting

 

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

Separate

 

2.02

(1.04; 3.93)

 

0.87

(0.54; 1.41)

Sweden

587

  

630

  

Cohabiting

 

1

(reference)

 

1

(reference)

Separate

 

1.85

(1.00; 3.43)

 

1.34

(0.84; 2.13)

  1. CI denotes confidence interval.
  2. Cohabiting: Parents to the child lived together.
  3. Separate: Parents to the child lived separately.