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Table 5 Multivariate analyses of association between predictor variables and risk of child obesity at age eleven among children with intellectual disability (n = 484)

From: Obesity in British children with and without intellectual disability: cohort study

Variable

OR (with 95 % CI)/p

Child Ethnicity

 

 White

1 (ref)

 Mixed

2.13 (0.69–6.64)

 Indian

1.02 (0.13–8.29)

 Pakistani/Bangladeshi

1.81 (0.96–3.43)

 Black/Black British

2.33 (0.99–5.51)

Maternal Obesity

 

 No occasion

1 (ref)

 One or two occasions

1.50 (0.86–2.62)

 Three to five occasions

7.18 (3.77–13.67)***

Exposure to Being Bullied

 

 Age 3

1.51 (0.37–6.20)

 Age 5

2.54 (0.74–8.77)

Maternal Educational Attainment

 

 NVQ (L3-5)

1 (ref)

 NVQ (L2)

1.61 (0.80–3.23)

 NVQ (L1 or none)

1.15 (0.58–2.28)

 Overseas qualifications only

4.31 (1.47–12.65)**

Low fruit consumption (age 5)

0.58 (0.32–1.05)

  1. ORs in bold indicate medium or large effect size
  2. OR odds ratio, p probability
  3. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001