Table 2 Possible factors contributing to maternal encouragement of girls and boys to control their weight
Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Encouraged | Encouraged | |||
n (%) | OR [90% CI] | n (%) | OR [90% CI] | |
Child characteristics | ||||
Age, years | 214 (25.6) | 1.33 [1.09, 1.64] | 267 (32.4) | 1.36 [1.12, 1.66] |
Migration background, yes | 203 (25.2) | 2.09 [1.58, 2.77] | 261 (32.7) | 2.76 [2.12, 3.58] |
Child’s BMI, kg/ m 2 | 211 (26.0) | 1.87 [1.70, 2.06] | 257 (32.1) | 1.84 [1.67, 2.01] |
Maternal characteristics | ||||
Maternal BMI, kg/ m 2 | 207 (26.3) | 1.05 [1.02, 1.08] | 251 (32.9) | 1.07 [1.04, 1.10] |
Tertiary education level | 213 (25.8) | 0.54 [0.37, 0.79] | 266 (32.7) | 1.00 [0.73, 1.37] |
Currently smoking, yes | 207 (25.4) | 1.78 [1.31, 2.42] | 260 (32.3) | 1.15 [0.85, 1.55] |
Active in sports, yes | 197 (25.1) | 0.96 [0.73, 1.26] | 253 (32.8) | 0.51 [0.39, 0.66] |
Body dissatisfaction, yes | 206 (25.9) | 1.20 [0.92, 1.56] | 249 (31.9) | 1.76 [1.37, 2.28] |
Health consciousness, high | 211 (25.5) | 1.02 [0.78, 1.33] | 267 (32.5) | 0.65 [0.51, 0.83] |
Perceived degree of influence | ||||
on health, high | 211 (25.7) | 0.67 [0.45, 0.98] | 261 (32.3) | 0.43 [0.30, 0.63] |
Self-efficacy to influence child’s | ||||
- TV consumption, high | 209 (25.3) | 0.67 [0.52, 0.88] | 263 (32.2) | 0.60 [0.47, 0.77] |
- soft drink consumption, high | 209 (25.3) | 0.72 [0.55, 0.93] | 263 (32.2) | 0.80 [0.62, 1.03] |
- physical activity, high | 208 (25.2) | 0.53 [0.41, 0.69] | 263 (32.4) | 0.52 [0.40, 0.66] |