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Table 2 Crude prevalence and odds ratios (ORs) for prevalence of overweight (including obese) children.

From: Secular trends in adiposity in Norwegian 9-year-olds from 1999-2000 to 2005

 

Number (n) and prevalence (%) of overweight and obese children

   
 

1999-2000

2005

   
 

N

%

N

%

Annualized change (%)

OR*

(95% CI)

Adjusted OR*†

(95% CI)

Girls

24

13.8

39

20.2

1.28

1.58 (0.91, 2.76)

1.58 (0.83, 2.98)

Boys

20

11.5

42

17.0

1.1

1.58 (0.89, 2.80)

1.43 (0.80, 2.56)

Western origin

30

10.7

45

14.8

0.82

1.45 (0.88, 2.37)

1.35 (0.81, 2.26)

Non-Western origin

13

25.0

28

30.4

1.08

1.31 (0.61, 2.83)

1.45 (0.61, 3.46)

  1. *The year 1999-2000 was used as the reference category.
  2. ‡Analyses are adjusted for school and sexual maturity