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Table 5 Analysis of positive 4-year change in weight status according to child-staff ratios (CSRs) among children with overweight/obesity at inclusion (N = 169)

From: Locally implemented prevention programs may reverse weight trajectories in half of children with overweight/obesity amid low child-staff ratios: results from a quasi-experimental study in France

Staff: training

CSRsa

Children

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

 

N (%)

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

OR [95% CI]

School catering: HE

Low

97 (57.4)

2.02 [1.09–4.48]

2.91 [1.44–5.87]

3.49 [1.67–7.29]

moderate

72 (42.6)

1

1

1

ECA facilitators: HE

Low

97 (57.4)

2.23 [1.11–4.48]

3.51 [1.58–7.81]

3.39 [1.50–7.64]

Moderate

22 (13.0)

1.36 [0.49–3.75]

1.70 [0.60–4.90]

0.90 [0.27–3.02]

None

50 (29.6)

1

1

1

ECA facilitators: PA

Low

19 (11.2)

3.53 [1.15–10.9]

5.08 [1.58–16.4]

4.56 [1.38–15.05]

Moderate

100 (59.2)

1.84 [0.392–3.68]

2.64 [1.22–5.71]

2.45 [1.12–5.38]

None

50 (29.6)

1

 

1

  1. Significant results are bolded. Model 1: unadjusted estimates; Model 2: estimates adjusted for sex and age; Model 3: estimates adjusted for sex, age, and schooling in a deprived area. HE = healthy eating; PA = physical activity; ECA = extracurricular activity; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval
  2. a: Classified as low if between 1 and 5 children per adult, and as moderate otherwise