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Table 4 Factors associated with dieting1 in Swedish schoolchildren participating in the national survey 2014

From: Dieting, body weight concerns and health: trends and associations in Swedish schoolchildren

 

OR (95% CI)

Sex

 Boy

1

 Girl

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

Grade

 5

1

 7

2.1 (1.6–2.7)

 9

2.0 (1.6–2.6)

SES

 Both parent non-manual worker

1

 One parent non-manual worker

1.3 (1.0–1-6)

 No parent non-manual worker

1.5 (1.2–1.9)

Place of birth

 Sweden

1

 Other

1.3 (0.9–1.8)

Family structure

 Nuclear family

1

 Other

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

  1. 1Odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals from a logistic regression model with sex, grade, SES, place of birth and family structure as independent variables