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Table 6 Multivariate analyses of association between predictor variables and risk of child obesity at age eleven among children without intellectual disability (n = 13459)

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

Variable

OR (with 95 % CI)/p

Child ethnicity

 

 White

1 (ref)

 Mixed

1.50 (1.21–1.87)***

 Indian

1.38 (1.02–1.86)*

 Pakistani/Bangladeshi

1.43 (1.18–1.74)***

 Black/Black British

1.82 (1.48–2.24)***

Maternal Obesity

 

 No occasion

1 (ref)

 One or two occasions

2.58 (2.30–2.90)***

 Three to five occasions

3.71 (3.28–4.20)***

Exposure to Being Bullied

 

 Age 3

1.09 (0.77–1.55)

 Age 5

1.05 (0.79–1.41)

Maternal educational attainment

 

 NVQ (L3-5)

1 (ref)

 NVQ (L2)

1.47 (1.33–1.64)***

 NVQ (L1 or none)

1.58 (1.41–1.77)***

 Overseas qualifications only

1.18 (0.91–1.53)

 Low fruit consumption (age 5)

1.15* (1.02–1.28)

  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