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Table 5 Logistic regression model a of parents who are not able to correctly identify overweight in general and parents who did not matched their child’s silhouette correctly

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

Variables

ORb

95% CI for ORc

P*

Step 1: Sex

   

Boy

1.86

1.21 - 2.86

0.047

Girl

1.00

  

Step 2: Weight status

   

Own child is overweight

1.79

1.02 – 3.12

0.040

Own child is of normal weight

1.00

  

Step 3: Associated health risks

   

Incorrect identification of physical health risks associated with overweight

1.75

1.06 - 2.88

0.027

Correct identification of physical health risks associated with overweight

1.00

  
  1. aResults of a forward stepwise logistic regression model.
  2. bOR = Odds ratio.
  3. cOR and 95% confidence intervals (CI) are from forward stepwise regression analyses in which all independent variables listed were included in the model simultaneously.
  4. *Significance at p < 0.05.
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BMC Public Health

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