Table 5 Adjusted prevalence ratio (PR) and respective confidence interval at 95 % according to selected variables for private and public school children in elementary education in Maceió, Alagoas, Brazil, 2013

Private

Employment status of mother

 Employed (formal/informal)

1

 Unemployed

2.83 (1.23;6.52)

0.014**

Monthly school fees (R$)

 ≥188.1

1

 <188.0

3.20 (1.46; 7.03)

0.004**

Height-for age (z score)

 ≥ −2 (eutrophic)

1

 < −2 (stunted)

2.75 (0.73; 10.38)

0.134

Consumption of fruits/fruit juices

 ≥ 2 portions

1

 < 2 portions

1.62 (0.78; 3.34)

0.188

Public

Sex

 Female

1

 Male

1.51 (1.001; 2.30)

0.049**

BMI-for-age (z score)

 ≤ 2 (eutrophic)

1

 > 2 (obese)

0.47 (0.17; 1.24)

0.129

Consumption of fruits/fruit juices

 ≥ 2 portions

1

 < 2 portions

2.19 (1.18; 4.06)

0.013**

Consumption of coffee

 0 portions

1

 ≥ 1 portion

1.27 (0.83; 1.95)

0.267