Table 3 Adjusted odds ratio from multivariable logistic regression for childhood and adolescent overweight
Variable | Category | OR | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Female | 1.0 | < .0001 | |
Male | 2.9 | (2.5, 3.2) | ||
Education | Senior secondary school | 1.0 | < .0001 | |
Elementary | 1.8 | (1.6, 2.0) | ||
Economic status | Upper | 1.0 | 0.03 | |
Middle | 1.1 | (1.0, 1.3) | ||
Lower | 1.3 | (1.1, 1.5) | ||
Father employed | Yes | 1.0 | 0.08 | |
No | 1.3 | (1.0, 1.7) | ||
Parental interest in weight | Very much | 1.0 | < .0001 | |
Average | 2.5 | (2.1, 3.1) | ||
Little | 5.8 | (4.8, 7.1) | ||
Father’s body shape | Average | 1.0 | < .0001 | |
Slim | 1.0 | (0.9, 1.2) | ||
Obese | 1.3 | (1.2, 1.5) | ||
Mother’s body shape | Average | 1.0 | < .001 | |
Slim | 1.2 | (1.0, 1.4) | ||
Obese | 1.3 | (1.1, 1.5) |