Table 3 Associations between parental BMI, parental education and childhood overweight (path model, see Figure 1 )
Boys | Girls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger¹ | Older² | Younger¹ | Older² | |
Path: | b (95% CI) | b (95% CI) | b (95% CI) | b (95% CI) |
Paternal BMI | ||||
Direct effects | 0.07 (0.04 , 0.09) | 0.07 (0.04 , 0.10) | - | - |
Paternal BMI → childhood overweight | ||||
Paternal education → childhood overweight | -0.21 (-0.34 , -0.09) | -0.12 (-0.24 , -0.01) | - | - |
Paternal education → paternal BMI | -0.58 (-0.88 , -0.32) | -0.48 (-0.83 , -0.16) | - | - |
Indirect effects | -0.04 (-0.07 , -0.02) | -0.03 (-0.06 , -0.01) | - | - |
Paternal education through paternal BMI → childhood overweight | ||||
Maternal BMI | ||||
Direct effects | 0.06 (0.04 , 0.08) | 0.06 (0.04 , 0.09) | - | 0.06 (0.04 , 0.08) |
Maternal BMI → childhood overweight | ||||
Maternal education → childhood overweight | -0.17 (-0.28 , -0.07) | 0* | - | 0* |
Maternal education → maternal BMI | -0.58 (-0.86 , -0.31) | -0.65 (-0.97 , -0.34) | - | -0.46 (-0.81 , -0.14) |
Indirect effects | -0.04 (-0.06 , -0.02) | -0.04 (-0.07 , -0.02) | - | -0.03 (-0.06 , -0.01) |
Maternal education through maternal BMI → childhood overweight | ||||