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Table 4 Associations of thinness, overweight and obesity with sex, age, school location and period

From: Excess weight and thinness over two decades (1996–2015) and spatial distribution in children from Jujuy, Argentina

 

OR (95% CI)

THINNESS

OVERWEIGHT#

OBESITY

SEX

 Girls (reference)

 Boys

1.12* (1.02–1.23)

0.91* (0.87–0.96)

0.78* (0.72–0.86)

AGE (years)

0.85* (0.75–0.95)

1.02* (0.96–1.09)

1.17* (1.05–1.30)

ZONE

 Center (reference)

 North

0.98 (0.82–1.16)

0.94 (0.86–1.02)

0.76* (0.66–0.89)

 South

1.00 (0.90–1.11)

0.94* (0.88–0.99)

0.84* (0.76–0.93)

PERIOD

 1996–2001 (reference)

 2010–2015

0.89 (0.75–1.06)

1.23* (1.12–1.34)

1.87* (1.61–2.18)

  1. OR Odds Ratio; CI confidence intervals
  2. *p-value < 0.05
  3. #vs children without excess weight (overweight+obesity)