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Table 1 Multivariate analysis of overweight and obesity trendsa

From: Decline of childhood overweight and obesity in Italy from 2008 to 2016: results from 5 rounds of the population-based surveillance system

 

n

Overweight

Obesity

OR

95%CI

P value

OR

95%CI

P value

Year of data collection

 2008/9

47,254

1

  

1

  

 2010

41,595

0.97

0.93–1.00

0.106

0.94

0.88–1.00

0.037

 2012

45,421

0.96

0.92–1.00

0.037

0.96

0.90–1.02

0.185

 2014

47,317

0.90

0.86–0.94

< 0.001

0.92

0.86–0.99

0.015

 2016

44,193

0.90

0.86–0.94

< 0.001

0.88

0.82–0.94

< 0.001

Linear trend over the period 2008–2016

 

225,780

0.97

0.96–0.98

< 0.001

0.97

0.96–0.99

< 0.001

  1. aResults represent logistic regression for complex survey data of the 5 rounds of “OKkio alla SALUTE” with reference to 2008/9 as well as results examining the time round as an ordinal variable controlling for children’s age and sex and for mother’s education and area of residence
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