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Table 2 Potential risk factors associated with adolescent obesity

From: Nutritional and behavioral determinants of adolescent obesity: a case–control study in Sri Lanka

Factor

Univariable analysis

Multivariable analysis

OR

P value

OR

P value

95% Confidence intervala

Monthly income

3.42

0.001

2.99

0.027

1.13-7.88

Firstborn status

3.17

0.0001

2.73

0.012

1.25-5.97

Skipping breakfast

3.19

0.0001

3.99

0.001

1.81-8.80

Fruit consumption frequency (<4 days/week)

2.93

0.0002

2.18

0.045

1.02-4.67

Fast food consumption frequency (≥4 days/week)

1.88

0.038

0.88

0.756

0.39-2.00

Screen viewing hours/day (>2 hours/day)

3.34

0.0002

2.96

0.008

1.33-6.61

Energy intake

6.73

0.0001

7.23

0.0001

3.19-16.36

Energy expenditure from physical activity

2.87

0.018

3.94

0.012

1.34-11.56

Irregular menstruation

4.47

0.001

4.34

0.015

1.33-14.14

  1. OR, Odds ratio.
  2. aThe confidence intervals, p values and OR were obtained from corresponding multivariable binary logistic regression analysis.
  3. Significant p values in multivariable binary logistic regression analysis (<0.05) are given in bold type.