Influences of socioeconomic factors on childhood and adolescent overweight by gender in Korea: cross-sectional analysis of nationally representative sample

Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio from multivariable logistic regression for childhood and adolescent overweight by gender

Variable	Category	Male			Female
		OR	95% CI	P-value	OR	95% CI	P-value
Education	Senior secondary school	1.0		< .0001	1.0		< .0001
	Elementary	1.5	(1.2, 1.7)		2.6	(2.1, 3.2)
Economic status	Upper				1.0		0.03
	Middle				1.0	(0.8, 1.2)
	Lower				1.4	(1.0, 1.9)
Parental interest in weight	Very much	1.0		< .0001	1.0		< .0001
	Average	2.7	(2.1, 3.4)		2.2	(1.4, 3.5)
	Little	6.1	(4.9, 7.7)		5.8	(3.8, 8.9)
Father’s body shape	Average	1.0		0.12	1.0		< .0001
	Slim	1.1	(0.9, 1.4)		0.9	(0.7, 1.2)
	Obese	1.2	(1.0, 1.4)		1.5	(1.2, 1.9)
Mother’s body shape	Average	1.0		< .001	1.0		0.01
	Slim	1.3	(1.1, 1.6)		0.9	(0.7, 1.2)
	Obese	1.4	(1.2, 1.6)		1.3	(1.1, 1.7)

OR odds ratio; CI confidence interval.
The male model included education, parental interest in weight, father’s body shape, mother’s body shape as independent variables.
The female model included education, economic status, parental interest in weight, father’s body shape, mother’s body shape as independent variables.

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