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Table 3 Distribution of potential determinants, differentiated by SES [% (95% CI)]

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

 

Low SES Na) = 3655

Medium SES Na) = 6121

High SES Na) = 3326

Migration background

   

   One-parent

8.0 (6.8–9.2)

7.2 (6.3–8.1)

9.0 (7.6–10.4)

   Two-parent

31.0 (27.3–34.7)

12.5 (10.7–14.3)

6.0 (4.8–7.2)

   Non-Migrant

61.0 (56.8–65.2)

80.3 (78.0–82.5)

85.0 (82.9–87.1)

Parental overweight at time of interview (biological parents)

   

   Both overweight/obese

24.1 (22.4–25.9)

21.9 (20.5–23.3)

14.9 (13.4–16.3)

   Mother overweight/obese

8.3 (7.3–9.4)

8.8 (7.8–9.7)

6.9 (6.0–7.9)

   Father overweight/obese

19.2 (17.6–20.7)

27.5 (26.0–29.0)

31.3 (29.6–33.1)

   None overweight/obese

11.3 (10.0–12.6)

20.0 (18.7–21.3)

32.4 (30.5–34.4)

   Incomplete datab)

37.1 (34.8–39.3)

21.9 (20.3–23.4)

14.5 (13.0–16.0)

Parental smoking (at time of interview)

   

   Father and mother smoke

31.0 (28.8–33.3)

18.7 (17.5–19.9)

11.2 (9.9–12.6)

   Only mother smokesc)

10.8 (9.6–12.1)

11.6 (10.7–12.6)

8.4 (7.3–9.6)

   Only father smokes

23.5 (21.6–25.3)

20.2 (19.0–21.5)

15.1 (13.5–16.7)

   Neither mother nor father smokes

34.6 (32.1–37.2)

49.4 (47.7–51.1)

65.2 (63.1–67.3)

Pubertal stage (10–17 years)

   

   Pre-pubertal

10.5 (8.9–12.0)

11.5 (10.2–12.9)

11.4 (9.8–12.9)

   Pubertal

22.1 (20.3–23.9)

20.8 (19.3–22.3)

19.6 (17.6–21.7)

   Post-pubertal

67. 4 (65.4–69.5)

67.6 (65.8–69.4)

69.0 (66.5–71.5)

SCOFF (11–17 years)

   

   Conspicuous

29.1 (26.7–31.5)

22.5 (20.7–24.3)

16.7 (14.6–18.8)

   Inconspicuous

70.9 (68.5–73.3)

77.5 (75.7–79.3)

83.3 (81.2–85.4)

Maternal smoking during pregnancy

   

   Yes

30.4 (28.4–32.4)

16.6 (15.4–17.9)

8.3 (7.1–9.5)

   No

69.6 (67.5–71.6)

83.4 (82.1–84.6)

91.7 (90.5–92.9)

High birth weight

   

   Yes (> 4000 g)

10.6 (9.4–11.8)

11.3 (10.2–12.3)

11.8 (10.6–12.9)

   No

89.4 (88.2–90.6)

88.7 (87.7–89.8)

88.2 (87.1–89.4)

Ever predominantly breastfed

   

   Yes

53.6 (51.0–56.2)

65.9 (64.0–67.9)

78.7 (76.9–80.6)

   No

46.4 (43.8–49.0)

34.1 (32.1–36.0)

21.3 (19.4–23.1)

Media consumption

   

   Lowest tertile

24.0 (22.2–25.8)

33.3 (31.7–35.0)

48.2 (45.3–51.1)

   Middle tertile

32.3 (30.3–34.3)

33.4 (31.9–34.9)

32.2 (29.9–34.6)

   Highest tertile

43.7 (41.4–46.0)

33.3 (31.5–35.2)

19.6 (17.7–21.4)

Physical activity

   

   Lowest tertile

42.5 (40.6–44.3)

34.8 (33.2–36.4)

26.8 (24.8–28.7)

   Middle tertile

29.7 (27.9–31.5)

34.2 (32.9–35.5)

37.6 (35.6–39.6)

   Highest tertile

27.9 (26.0–29.7)

31.0 (29.5–32.6)

35.7 (33.6–37.8)

Intake of energy-providing food and beverages

   

   Lowest tertile

30.4 (28.2–32.5)

35.6 (33.8–37.3)

36.3 (34.3–38.3)

   Middle tertile

28.6 (26.9–30.3)

34.2 (32.6–35.8)

37.8 (36.0–39.6)

   Highest tertile

41.0 (38.9–43.2)

30.2 (28.5–32.0)

25.9 (24.0–27.8)

  1. N = 13,102 3- to 17-year olds (after exclusion of underweight participants and those with missing data in SES)
  2. a) unweighted
  3. b) Children not living with both biological parents or for which information on the mother's and/or father's BMI is missing
  4. c) Father doesn't smoke or no information on the father available.