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Table 4 Frequency of obesity according to 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

Parental overweight at time of interview (biological parents)

   

   Both overweight/obese

12.4 (10.1–14.7)

10.6 (8.6–12.5)

7.3 (4.9–9.8)

   Mother overweight/obese

8.9 (4.7–13.2)

2.6 (0.9–4.4)

2.7 (0.2–5.1)

   Father overweight/obese

5.6 (3.4–7.8)

3.4 (2.4–4.5)

2.7 (1.7–3.6)

   None overweight/obese

3.6 (1.7–5.5)

0.8 (0.3–1.4)

0.5 (0.1–0.9)

   Incomplete datab)

10.0 (8.2–11.8)

4.8 (3.6–6.0)

1.9 (0.6–3.2)

Ever predominantly breastfed

   

   Yes

8.4 (7.0–9.9)

4.0 (3.2–4.7)

1.8 (1.2–2.4)

   No

9.7 (7.9–11.5)

6.4 (4.9–8.0)

4.7 (3.0–6.3)

Media consumption

   

   Low

9.6 (7.2–12.1)

2.7 (1.9–3.4)

1.7 (1.1–2.4)

   Middle

7.3 (5.6–9.1)

4.3 (3.3–5.4)

2.7 (1.7–3.8)

   High

9.1 (7.4–10.9)

7.0 (5.7–8.3)

3.8 (2.2–5.5)

  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.