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Table 2 Results of the multivariable logistic regression model with obesity as dependent variable, adjusted for age and gender

From: Potential determinants of obesity among children and adolescents in Germany: results from the cross-sectional KiGGS study

 

Odds ratio

95%-CI

p

Socio-economic status

   

   Low

2.26

(1.6–3.2)

 

   Medium

1.49

(1.0–2.1)

 

   High

ref.

-

<0.001

Migration background (interaction with age)

   

   Migrant vs. Non-migranta), in 3- to 13-year olds

1.66

(1.1–2.4)

0.0105

   Migrant vs. Non-migranta), in 14- to 17-year olds

0.67

(0.3–1.3)

0.2227

Parental overweight at time of interview (biological parents) (interaction with weight gain during pregnancy)

   

With weight gain during pregnancy <= 20 kg:

   

   Both overweight/obese

11.24

(6.4–19.7)

 

   Mother overweight/obese

4.30

(2.2–8.6)

 

   Father overweight/obese

3.54

(2.0–6.3)

 

   None overweight/obese

ref.

-

 

   Incomplete datab)

4.75

(2.6–8.5)

<0.001

With weight gain during pregnancy > 20 kg:

   

   Both overweight/obese

2.83

(1.0–7.7)

 

   Mother overweight/obese

1.08

(0.4–3.1)

 

   Father overweight/obese

3.54

(2.0–6.3)

 

   None overweight/obese

ref.

-

 

   Incomplete datab)

2.23

(0.9–5.7)

<0.001

Parental smoking (at time of interview)

   

   Mother and/or father

1.30

(1.0–1.7)

0.0601

   None

ref.

-

 

Maternal smoking during pregnancy

   

   Yes

1.37

(1.0–1.8)

0.0267

   No

ref.

-

 

Weight gain during pregnancy (interaction with mother's current relative weight status)

   

   Mother normal weight: Weight gain during pregnancy > 20 kg vs. <= 20 kg

2.81

(1.6–5.0)

0.0004

   Mother overweight: Weight gain during pregnancy > 20 kg vs. <= 20 kg

0.71

(0.3–1.6)

0.3971

   Incomplete datab): Weight gain during pregnancy > 20 kg vs. <= 20 kg

1.32

(0.7–2.5)

0.4081

High birth weight

   

   Yes (> 4000 g)

1.87

(1.4–2.5)

<0.001

   No

ref.

-

 

Ever predominantly breastfed

   

   Yes

0.87

(0.7–1.1)

0.2970

   No

ref.

-

 

Sleep duration per 20% increase in midranks (interaction with age)

   

   Sleep duration in 3- to 10-year olds

0.89

(0.8–1.0)

0.0461

   Sleep duration in 11- to 17-year olds

0.99

(0.9–1.1)

0.8498

Media consumption (hours per day)

1.09

(1.0–1.2)

0.0107

Physical activity (times per week)

0.98

(0.9–1.0)

0.4514

  1. N = 10,021 3- to 17-year olds (after exclusion of underweight participants and those with missing data)
  2. a) Including children with a one-parent migration background
  3. b) Children not living with both biological parents or for which information on the mother's and/or father's BMI is missing.
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