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Table 3 Odds Ratios for the association between Universal Eligibility Criterion and child weight category, sequentially adjusted for potential confounders (n = 926)

From: Enrolment of families with overweight children into a program aimed at reducing childhood obesity with and without a weight criterion: a natural experiment

Predictor of enrolment

Universal Eligibility Criterionc

Weight category

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1a OR (95% CI)

Model 2b OR (95% CI)

 Overweight

1.71 (1.22–2.39)**

1.88 (1.34–2.65)***

1.90 (1.35–2.68)***

 Obese

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  1. **p-value < 0.01, ***p-value < 0.001
  2. All values obtained using generalized estimating equation (GEE) methods
  3. aModel 1, adjusted for child’s sex and age at baseline
  4. bModel 2, Model 1 + SEIFA score
  5. cReference = Targeted Eligibility Criterion
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