Why do mothers encourage their children to control their weight? A cross-sectional study of possible contributing factors

Table 4 Final model for girls of factors contributing to maternal encouragement to control their weight

	B	SE B	OR	[95% CI]	p-value
Child’s BMI, kg/ m ²	.57	.06	1.77	[1.57, 1.99]	.000
Migration background(child), yes	.76	.20	2.14	[1.45, 3.16]	.000
Maternal body dissatisfaction	.46	.19	1.59	[1.10, 2.30]	.014
Perceived degree ofinfluence on health,high	-.68	.29	0.51	[0.29, 0.89]	.019
Self-efficacy to influence child’s physical activity,high	-.27	.19	0.76	[0.53, 1.10]	.147

Note. B = regression coefficient, SE B = standard error of B, OR = odds ratio,
CI = confidence interval.
Final model adjusted for child age and maternal education: N = 724; χ ²(7) = 190.54, p =.000; -2 Log-Likelihood = 711.53; Nagelkerke’s R ² =.33; 31.5% encouraged to control their weight.

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