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Table 4 Factors associated with overweight in kindergartners aged 3 to 6-years a

From: Child-caregivers’ body weight and habitual physical activity status is associated with overweight in kindergartners

Variables

ORb

95% CI for ORc

P*

Kindergarten teachers BMI status d

   

Overweight

1.97

1.01 - 3.83

0.047

Normal weight

1.00

  

Kindergarten teachers Habitual Physical Activity (HPA) score d,e

   

6.83-8.23

2.32

1.10 - 4.92

0.028

8.30-9.94

1.00

  

Sex

   

Boy

2.53

1.17 - 5.50

0.019

Girl

1.00

  

Maternal BMI

1.10

1.01 - 1.20

0.033

Paternal BMI

1.29

1.15 - 1.45

<0.001

Parental Habitual Physical Activity (HPA) score d

   

4.88-8.25

2.54

1.02 - 6.35

0.045

8.38-14.38

1.00

  

Maternal smoking during pregnancy

   

No

0.05

0.03 - 0.94

0.045

Yes

1.00

  

Children’s TV/DVD time (on weekends)

   

<1 h daily

0.11

0.02 – 0.73

0.022

1-2 h daily

0.13

0.02 – 0.73

0.020

>2 h daily

1.00

  

Parental PC/Internet time (on weekdays)

   

≤2 h daily

0.27

0.09 - 0.89

0.030

>2 h daily

1.00

  

Parental PC/Internet time (on weekends)

   

≤2 h daily

0.10

0.02 - 0.72

0.022

>2 h daily

1.00

  

Television use during meals

   

Never/seldom

0.36

0.13 - 0.98

0.035

Sometimes/often/always

1.00

  

Daily time children attended the kindergarten

   

until 12:00 (noon)

0.47

0.08 - 2.56

0.381

until 2:00 pm

0.05

0.01 - 0.52

0.012

until 4:00 pm

0.44

0.09 - 2.11

0.301

around 4:30 pm

0.38

0.08 - 1.89

0.237

5:00 pm and later

1.00

  
  1. aOnly significant associations are displayed.
  2. bOR = Odds ratios.
  3. cOR and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are from multiple logistic regression analysis in which all independent variables were included simultaneously: Kindergarten teachers BMI, kindergarten teachers age, kindergarten teachers habitual physical activity, kindergarten teachers habitual slothful behavior index, children’s sex, children’s migration background, educational level, parental BMI, parental habitual physical activity, children’s total fundamental movement skill score, habitual slothful behavior factors 1-3, smoking during pregnancy, duration of exclusively breastfeeding, birth weight, born small for gestational age, social environment of the kindergarten (LSI), children’s screen time activities, daily parental child-care behavior, parental screen time activity behavior, daily time children attended to the kindergarten.
  4. dData assessed in the KTHS (Hoffmann et al. [18]).
  5. eHabitual physical activity score was calculated by the work index, the leisure-time index, and the sport index. Scores were dichotomized. The lower the score, the more likely the participant had lower physical activity levels.
  6. *Significant difference at p ≤ 0.05.