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Table 4 Odds Ratios for the association between Universal Eligibility Criterion and two predictors: child weight category (facilitator-measured data only), and agreement of parent-reported child weight category, sequentially adjusted for potential confounders

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

Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

Model 1a OR (95% CI)

Model 2b OR (95% CI)

Weight category, measured (n = 700)

 Overweightc

1.76 (1.19–2.63)**

1.88 (1.25–2.81)**

1.90 (1.27–2.85)**

 Obese

Reference

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Agreement of weight status derived from parent-reported data (n = 551)

 Under-reported

2.26 (1.39–3.68)**

2.26 (1.39–3.68)**

2.27 (1.38–3.70)**

 Over-reported

1.25 (0.64–2.46)

1.25 (0.64–2.45)

1.25 (0.64–2.46)

 Agreement

Reference

Reference

Reference

  1. **p-value < 0.01
  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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BMC Public Health

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